The Light at the Edge of the World
Seen it?1971 | 128 min | Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
Weeknight Watchearly ratingWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With soft box office and little lasting buzz, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for fantasy fans and adventure fans. If you loved The Lighthouse or Deliverance, start here.
- The mood
- Exciting.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 2 hr 8 min.
- What might put you off
- Some graphic violence despite the PG rating.
- Made in 1971: an older pace and style.
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.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 18K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Kevin Billington
- Kirk DouglasWill Denton
- Yul BrynnerJonathan Kongre
- Samantha EggarArabella
- Jean-Claude DrouotVirgilio
- Fernando ReyCaptain Moriz
- Renato SalvatoriMontefiore
- Massimo RanieriFelipe
- Aldo SambrellTarcante (as Aldo Sanbrell)
- Tito GarcíaEmilio (as Tito Garcia)
- Víctor IsraelDas Mortes (as Victor Israel)