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The Lightship (1985)
PG-13
89 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

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The Lightship (1985)

PG-13

89 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

A trio of robbers, two brothers and their twisted genius leader, invade a lightship, but don't reckon on the crew fighting back.

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Director

Jerzy Skolimowski

Writers

Siegfried Lenz (book "The Lightship") | William Mai (screenplay) | David Taylor (screenplay)

Producers

Bill Benenson (producer) | Moritz Borman (producer) | Matthias Deyle (producer) | Rainer Soehnlein (producer)

Composer

Cinematographer

Charly Steinberger (director of photography)

Editors

Scott Hancock | Barrie Vince

Casting Director

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Edit Released

Updated Sep 1, 1985

Release date

Sep 26, 1986 (United States)

Awards

3 wins & 1 nomination

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Cast	+ Add Cast
9 cast members

Name	Known for
Michal Skolimowski Alex (as Michael Lyndon) Alex (as Michael Lyndon) See fewer	Ixjana (2012)
Klaus Maria Brandauer Captain Miller Captain Miller See fewer	Out of Africa (1985)
Tom Bower Coop Coop See fewer	Die Hard 2 (1990)
Robert Costanzo Stump Stump See fewer	Total Recall (1990)
Tim Phillips Thorne Thorne See fewer	Angelo My Love (1983)
Badja Djola Nate Nate See fewer	The Last Boy Scout (1991)
Robert Duvall Calvin Caspary Calvin Caspary See fewer	The Apostle (1997)
William Forsythe Gene Gene See fewer	The Devil's Rejects (2005)
Arliss Howard Eddie Eddie See fewer	The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997)

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