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The Light at the Edge of the World

  • 19711971
  • GPGP
  • 2h 8m
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6.0/10
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The Light at the Edge of the World (1971)
A ruthless pirate captures the keeper of a lighthouse, in the most southern city in Argentina. His goal is obvious and horrific. He plans to control the lighthouses signals in a way that the passing ships will be crushed on the rocks.
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A ruthless pirate captures the keeper of a lighthouse, in the most southern city in Argentina. His goal is obvious and horrific. He plans to control the lighthouses signals in a way that the... Read allA ruthless pirate captures the keeper of a lighthouse, in the most southern city in Argentina. His goal is obvious and horrific. He plans to control the lighthouses signals in a way that the passing ships will be crushed on the rocks.A ruthless pirate captures the keeper of a lighthouse, in the most southern city in Argentina. His goal is obvious and horrific. He plans to control the lighthouses signals in a way that the passing ships will be crushed on the rocks.
IMDb RATING
6.0/10
1.6K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
29,156
6,012
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    • Director
      • Kevin Billington
    • Writers
      • Tom Rowe(screenplay)
      • Jules Verne(novel "Le Phare du bout du monde")
      • Rachel Billington(additional dialogue)
    • Stars
      • Kirk Douglas
      • Yul Brynner
      • Samantha Eggar
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Kevin Billington
    • Writers
      • Tom Rowe(screenplay)
      • Jules Verne(novel "Le Phare du bout du monde")
      • Rachel Billington(additional dialogue)
    • Stars
      • Kirk Douglas
      • Yul Brynner
      • Samantha Eggar
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 27User reviews
    • 18Critic reviews
    • Awards
      • 1 nomination

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    Kirk Douglas, Yul Brynner, and Samantha Eggar in The Light at the Edge of the World (1971)
    The Light at the Edge of the World (1971)
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    The Light at the Edge of the World (1971)
    Yul Brynner and Samantha Eggar in The Light at the Edge of the World (1971)
    Kirk Douglas and Jean-Claude Drouot in The Light at the Edge of the World (1971)
    Kirk Douglas, Yul Brynner, and Samantha Eggar in The Light at the Edge of the World (1971)
    Kirk Douglas in The Light at the Edge of the World (1971)
    Kirk Douglas in The Light at the Edge of the World (1971)
    Yul Brynner and Samantha Eggar in The Light at the Edge of the World (1971)
    Kirk Douglas, Jean-Claude Drouot, and Aldo Sambrell in The Light at the Edge of the World (1971)

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    Kirk Douglas
    Kirk Douglas
    • Denton
    Yul Brynner
    Yul Brynner
    • Kongre
    Samantha Eggar
    Samantha Eggar
    • Arabella
    Jean-Claude Drouot
    Jean-Claude Drouot
    • Virgilio
    • (as Jean Claude Drouot)
    Fernando Rey
    Fernando Rey
    • Captain Moriz
    Renato Salvatori
    Renato Salvatori
    • Montefiore
    Massimo Ranieri
    Massimo Ranieri
    • Felipe
    Aldo Sambrell
    Aldo Sambrell
    • Tarcante
    • (as Aldo Sanbrell)
    Tito García
    Tito García
    • Emilio
    • (as Tito Garcia)
    Víctor Israel
    Víctor Israel
    • Das Mortes
    • (as Victor Israel)
    Tony Skios
    • Santos
    Luis Barboo
    Luis Barboo
    • Calsa Larga
    • (as Luis Bar Boo)
    Tony Cyrus
    • Valgolyo
    Raul Castro
    • Malapinha
    Oscar Davis
    • Amador
    Alejandro de Enciso
    • Morabbito
    Martin Uviente
    • Balduino
    • (as Martin Uvience)
    John Clark
    • Matt
    • Director
      • Kevin Billington
    • Writers
      • Tom Rowe(screenplay)
      • Jules Verne(novel "Le Phare du bout du monde")
      • Rachel Billington(additional dialogue)
    • All cast & crew
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    • Trivia
      The movie was a commercial failure at the international box office.
    • Goofs
      When Kirk Douglas jumps, the dummy's legs flail around, the knees bending in unnatural angles, revealing it to be an obvious prop.
    • Quotes

      Kongre: Every ship that passes must pay tribute to this rock. A tribute to me, as yours did.

    • Alternate versions
      UK DVD version not quite uncut. Compulsory cuts of 35s for an illegal horse tripping scene, in line with anti-animal cruelty laws.
    • Connections
      Referenced in Indian Summer (1972)

    User reviews27

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    6/10
    gay & trans-gender undertones
    Once I overlooked the slow moving action (at times) and hokey plot and dialogue, I found this movie really entertaining in a circus and carnival (freaky pirates, treasure, monkey, violence, wild colors in a rough landscape with spaghetti western flashbacks) sort of way. Seemed to really push the envelope for that time period in terms of gay and trans-gender undertones - what with the pirate captain's attachment to his butler and to his androgynous second in command (the character who paraded around in a dress and feathers and appeared much more interested in Will than in Arabella). I didn't even sense that the pirate captain was attracted to Arabella in a sexual way. Anyway,that made the movie all the more interesting and unique - although likely far removed from what Jules Verne envisioned.
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    • Aug 11, 2008

    Details

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    • Release date
      • October 29, 1971 (Spain)
    • Countries of origin
      • Spain
      • Liechtenstein
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • The Lighthouse at the End of the World
    • Filming locations
      • Colmenar, Málaga, Andalucía, Spain
    • Production companies
      • Bryna Productions
      • Jet Films
      • Triumfilm
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    • Budget
      • $11,000,000 (estimated)
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    • Runtime
      2 hours 8 minutes
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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