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Director:
Writers:
Siegfried Lenz (book)
William Mai (screenplay)
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Release Date:
26 September 1986 (USA) more
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Tagline:
The guiding light in a sea of treachery.
Plot:
A trio of robbers, two brothers and their twisted genius leader, invade a lightship, but don't reckon on the crew fighting back. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
2 wins more
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Routine crime-drama set on the high-seas more (11 total)

Cast

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Robert Duvall ... Calvin Caspary

Klaus Maria Brandauer ... Captain Miller
Tim Phillips ... Thorne

Arliss Howard ... Eddie

William Forsythe ... Gene
Michael Lyndon ... Alex
Robert Costanzo ... Stump
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Tom Bower ... Coop
Badja Djola ... Nate
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Killers at Sea (USA) (TV title)
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Runtime:
89 min | Argentina:92 min
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Gene: I just killed a black bird Mr. Caspary, now i'm gonna kill a black man more

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3 out of 10 people found the following comment useful.
Routine crime-drama set on the high-seas, 23 February 2000
Author: D. Watters from Portland, Oregon

There isn't much new in this gangsters-take-ship-and-crew-hostage drama, except that it takes place on a floating Light Ship. Having endured 14 months of duty on one of these floating torture chambers myself, I can tell you that nothing this exciting ever took place. All we ever did was bounce up and down and listen to a fog-horn, day and night. Too bad Duvall wasn't out there then, we could have keel-hauled him for making this very inaccurate flick!

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