The Light on the Gallows
Das Licht auf dem Galgen
Watch the light on the gallows HDToday. 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.
- Genre: Drama, History
- Country: East Germany, Germany
- Director: Helmut Nitzschke
- Cast: Alexander Lang, Amza Pellea, Jürgen Holtz, Erwin Geschonneck, Heidemarie Wenzel, Käthe Reichel, Milan Beli, Herbert Köfer, Axel Triebel, Volkmar Kleinert, Rolf Hoppe, Szymon Szurmiej, Rafael Sosa, Samuel Claxton, Thomas Neumann, Tito Junco, Mario Turra, Gerry Wolff, Klaus Bamberg, Walter Bechstein, Willi Neuenhahn,
