The Lightship

Name: The Lightship
Genre: Drama
Released: 1986-09-26
Duration: 1 h 29 min
Rating: 6.30
Cast: Tim Phillips, Klaus Maria Brandauer, Arliss Howard, Robert Duvall

– A trio of robbers, two brothers and their twisted genius leader, invade a lightship, but don't recko..

Type:

Movie

Rating:

6.30 / 10

Duration:

One Hour and 29 Minutes

Release Year:

1985

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

Styles:

Suspense, Bleak, Rough, Psychological, Suspenseful, Realistic, Serious

Story Timeline:

1950s, 1980s

Producing Country:

USA

Filming Locations:

Mine

Genre:

Drama

Editor's Pick for:

Boys' night

The Lightship (1985) - Trailer

Release Date:

26 Sep 1986

Language:

English

MPAA Content-Rating:

PG-13 – Parents Strongly Cautioned

Some material may be inappropriate for children under 13. Parents are urged to be cautious. Some material may be inappropriate for pre-teenagers.

Directed by:

Jerzy Skolimowski

Story Written By:

William Mai, Siegfried Lenz, David Taylor

Main Actors:

Tim Phillips, Klaus Maria Brandauer, Arliss Howard, Robert Duvall

Plot:

Just when US Coast Guard captain Miller takes his teenage son Alex to his lightship off the coast of Virginia, Calvin Caspary and two criminal accomplices, on the run for the police, decide to hijack it. What the crazy trio didn't count on is that this small crew doesn't just keep taking it lying low, they will put up a fight. Alex hides dad's gun and wrestles his his war past and courage.

Awards:

3 wins & 1 nomination.

Production Company:

Twentieth Century-Fox Home Entertainment

Ratings:

Internet Movie Database:

6.3/10