Film

The Light on the Gallows

1976 · 1h 43m · Drama · History

IMDb

7.0

Europe in 1793. For years, England and France have been at war with each other. Now, France sends three men to the British colony of Jamaica to organize a slave revolt. The envoys are Debuisson, the grandson of a Jamaican rum manufacturer, who knows the island very well, his old friend Sasportas, and the sailor Galloudec. After having established contact with the fragmented rebel groups, they receive the surprising news of Napoleon′s takeover in France. Whereas Debuisson, who by now has gotten used to his role as a rich heir, wants to wait for new instructions from home, his companions are determined to press ahead with the revolt. When a slave kills a British guard, the situation escalates.

Alexander Lang

Sasportas

Amza Pellea

Debuisson

Jürgen Holtz

Galloudec

Erwin Geschonneck

Bering

Heidemarie Wenzel

Elisabeth

Käthe Reichel

Tante

Milan Beli

Bloomfield

Herbert Köfer

Myrtle

Axel Triebel

Vetter James

Volkmar Kleinert

Galdy

Rolf Hoppe

Pfarrer Clark

Szymon Szurmiej

Rafael Sosa

Samuel Claxton

Thomas Neumann

Cousin

Tito Junco

• Helmut NitzschkeDirector · Writer
• Gert BillingWriter
• Anna SeghersStory
• Claus NeumannDirector of Photography
• Evelyn CarowEditor

Release date

May 13, 1976

Status

Released

Original language

German

Runtime

1h 43m

Genres

Drama, History