The Light at the Edge of the World (1971)

User Rating:

5.5/10   

Director:

Kevin Billington

Writers:

Jules Verne (novel)
Tom Rowe (writer)

Release Date:

29 October 1971 (Spain)

Genre:

Adventure

Plot:

Pirates take over a lighthouse on a rocky island. They then execute a devious plan to cause ships to run aground...

Plot Keywords:

Lighthouse | Pirate | Island | Cowboy | Shirtless Male Bondage

Cast

Kirk Douglas	...	Will Denton
Yul Brynner	...	Jonathan Kongre
Samantha Eggar	...	Arabella
Jean-Claude Drouot	...	Virgilio
Fernando Rey	...	Captain Moriz
Renato Salvatori	...	Montefiore
Massimo Ranieri	...	Felipe
Aldo Sambrell	...	Tarcante
Tito García	...	Emilio
Víctor Israel	...	Das Mortes
Antonio Rebollo	...	Santos (as Tony Skios)
Luis Barboo	...	Calsa Larga
Tony Cyrus	...	Valgolyo
Raúl Castro	...	Nalapinha
Oscar Davis	...	Amador

Also Known As:

La luz del fin del mundo (Spain)

Runtime:

120 min

Country:

USA | Liechtenstein | Spain | Switzerland

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Iceland:16 | UK:15 (DVD rating) | UK:A (original rating) | Finland:K-16 (cut) (1971) | Norway:15 | USA:GP (original rating) | USA:PG | Argentina:Atp

Filming Locations:

Cabo de Creus, Girona, Cataluña, Spain

Company:

Jet Films

Battle of wits between a fantastic duo ,Douglas and Brynner , on a breathtaking setting

A lighthouse circa Cape Horn is cared by a keepers(Fernando Rey , Massimo Ranieri, Kirk Douglas). A gang of pirates attacks the lighthouse .The pirates(Aldo Sambrell,Jean Claude Drout, Tito Garcia, among others) are fiercely commanded by Kongre(Yul Brynner). Handsome hero named Will Denton(Kirk Douglas) with only company a little monkey ,suffering misfortunes for the conditions in which unlucky is forced to exist. Denton soon realizes that the island in the base of pirates who lure ships to their doom on the rocky coast and arrange shipwrecks(appear castaways as Samantha Eggar and Renato Salvatori) for profit . Denton discovers the truth and confronts Kongre in a fight to death.

This is an enjoyable adventures tale with tension, suspense, thrills and good action scenes. Some fierce hand-to hand combats and pursuits scenes will have you on the edge of your armchair. However the ending is some ridiculous, unconvincing and overblown. Spectacular landscapes shot in Spain : Cadaques and Manga Mar Menor, great location-footage of both locations, the Spaniard coast is the best thing about movie. Duo starring is frankly extraordinary. Kirk Douglas gives vigorous physical performance, he's magnificent as individualist, stubborn hero, such as ¨Spartacus, Vikings,Ulysses and 20000 leagues under the sea(also by Jules Verne)¨. Impressive Yul Brynner, as usual, playing exotic roles, such as ¨Taras Bulba, Salomon, The buccaneer and King and I ¨. The film displays a colorful cinematography by Henri Decae and Cecilio Paniagua , furthermore evocative musical score by Piero Piccioni. The picture is regularly directed by Kevin Billington. This is a highly agreeable movie and suits marvelously . I can recommend this work to everybody who enjoy good adventures and spectacular maritime outdoors, however no for small kids by violent and realistic scenes.