The Light at the Edge of the World
Jules Verne Takes You Over the Edge of the World!
1971 · 2h 8m · GP
Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
Directed by
Kevin Billington
Overview
Pirates take over a lighthouse on a rocky island. They then execute a devious plan to cause ships to run aground, pillaging their wrecks. A lone member of the lighthouse crew survives, and he deperately fights their plot. A shipwrecked maiden that avoids the pirates slaughter soon complicates the situation.
Director and cast
- Kevin Billington Director
- Kirk Douglas as Will Denton
- Yul Brynner as Jonathan Kongre
- Samantha Eggar as Arabella
- Jean-Claude Drouot as Virgilio
- Fernando Rey as Captain Moriz
- Renato Salvatori as Montefiore
- Massimo Ranieri as Felipe
- Aldo Sambrell as Tarcante (as Aldo Sanbrell)
- Tito García as Emilio (as Tito Garcia)
- Víctor Israel as Das Mortes (as Victor Israel)
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