poster movie

The Light on the Gallows

6.5 average rating
★★★★★
6.5
German / 103 MIN. / 1976

The Genres

The Synopsis

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.

The Cast

Alexander LangAmza PelleaJürgen HoltzErwin GeschonneckHeidemarie WenzelKäthe ReichelMilan BeliHerbert KöferAxel TriebelVolkmar KleinertRolf HoppeSzymon SzurmiejRafael SosaSamuel ClaxtonThomas NeumannTito JuncoMario TurraGerry WolffKlaus BambergWalter BechsteinWilli NeuenhahnHorst Friedrich

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