The Light on the Gallows

The Light on the Gallows (1976)

Drama History

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.

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  • Release Date: 1976-05-13
  • Runtime: 1h 43min
  • Director: Helmut Nitzschke

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Cast

  • 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

  • Mario Turra

  • Gerry Wolff

    Narrator (voice)

  • Klaus Bamberg

  • Walter Bechstein

  • Willi Neuenhahn

  • Horst Friedrich