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title: 'The Light at the Edge of the World (1971)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Kevin Billington'
released: '1971-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 120
genres:
  - 'Action'
  - 'Adventure'
countries:
  - 'France'
  - 'Switzerland'
  - 'Italy'
  - 'Liechtenstein'
  - 'United States'
  - 'Spain'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-light-at-the-edge-of-the-world-1971'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0067345/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Light at the Edge of the World (1971)

1971 · 120 min · Action, Adventure · France, Switzerland, Italy, Liechtenstein, United States, Spain


## Synopsis

The Light at the Edge of the World is a 1971 Spanish-American adventure film, directed by Kevin Billington and starring Kirk Douglas, Yul Brynner, Samantha Eggar, and Fernando Rey. It was adapted from Jules Verne's classic 1905 adventure novel The Lighthouse at the End of the World. The plot involves piracy in the South Atlantic during the mid-19th century, with a theme of survival in extreme circumstances, and events centering on an isolated lighthouse.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Kevin Billington](https://cinepixo.com/people/kevin-billington)
- **Screenplay:** [Tom Rowe](https://cinepixo.com/people/tom-rowe)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Piero Piccioni](https://cinepixo.com/people/piero-piccioni)
- **Producer:** [Alexander Salkind](https://cinepixo.com/people/alexander-salkind), [Ilya Salkind](https://cinepixo.com/people/ilya-salkind), [Alfredo Matas](https://cinepixo.com/people/alfredo-matas)
- **Director of Photography:** [Henri Decaë](https://cinepixo.com/people/henri-decae)
- **Editor:** [Bert Bates](https://cinepixo.com/people/bert-bates)

## Cast

- [Massimo Ranieri](https://cinepixo.com/people/massimo-ranieri)
- [Kirk Douglas](https://cinepixo.com/people/kirk-douglas)
- [Samantha Eggar](https://cinepixo.com/people/samantha-eggar)
- [Fernando Rey](https://cinepixo.com/people/fernando-rey)
- [Renato Salvatori](https://cinepixo.com/people/renato-salvatori)
- [Aldo Sambrell](https://cinepixo.com/people/aldo-sambrell)
- [Jean-Claude Drouot](https://cinepixo.com/people/jean-claude-drouot)
- [Tito García](https://cinepixo.com/people/tito-garcia)
- [Víctor Israel](https://cinepixo.com/people/victor-israel)
- [Yul Brynner](https://cinepixo.com/people/yul-brynner)

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