Jules Verne Takes You Over the Edge of the World!
Pirates take over a lighthouse on a rocky island. They then execute a devious plan to cause ships to run aground, pillaging their wrecks. A lone member of the lighthouse crew survives, and he deperately fights their plot. A shipwrecked maiden that avoids the pirates slaughter soon complicates the situation.
The Light at the Edge of the World (1971) is a adventure, drama and fantasy film directed by Kevin Billington, released on July 16, 1971 with a runtime of 2h 8m. It stars Kirk Douglas, Yul Brynner, Samantha Eggar and Jean-Claude Drouot. Viewers rate it 6.0 out of 10 across 58 ratings.
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Kirk Douglas
as Will Denton
Yul Brynner
as Jonathan Kongre
Samantha Eggar
as Arabella
Jean-Claude Drouot
as Virgilio
Fernando Rey
as Captain Moriz
Renato Salvatori
as Montefiore
Massimo Ranieri
as Felipe
Aldo Sambrell
as Tarcante (as Aldo Sanbrell)
Tito García
as Emilio (as Tito Garcia)
Víctor Israel
as Das Mortes (as Victor Israel)
Antonio Rebollo
as Santos (as Tony Skios)
Luis Barboo
as Calsa Larga (as Luis Bar Boo)
Directed by Kevin Billington, written by Jules Verne, Rachel Billington and Tom Rowe, produced by Kirk Douglas.
Average viewer score of 6.0/10 from 58 ratings.
Yul Brynner ("Kongre") is the psuedo-sophisticate, but really rather brutal, captain of a pirate ship that quite cleverly decides to capture a lighthouse - manned by a fairly agile Kirk Douglas ("Denton") - and then disable the light so as to manage to wreck passing ships and salvage their luxury spoils whilst killing their crews. "Denton" escapes the purge of his own colleagues, but is unable to prevent this…
Reviewed on June 2, 2022
**_Kirk Douglas vs. Yul Brynner & his pirates on a rocky coastal landscape in 1865_** The events take place at a remote lighthouse near Tierra Del Fuego with the story based on Jules Verne’s “The Lighthouse at the End of World.” The French author wrote the first draft in 1901, and his son finished it after his death, 1905. Verne was inspired by the real-life lighthouse on the Isla de los Estados, Argentina, located…
Reviewed on June 11, 2026
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The Light at the Edge of the World (1971) is available to stream on Shout! Factory Amazon Channel, and to rent or buy from Amazon Video. Streaming availability is checked against JustWatch data and can change by region.
The main cast of The Light at the Edge of the World (1971) includes Kirk Douglas, Yul Brynner, Samantha Eggar, Jean-Claude Drouot and Fernando Rey. The film was directed by Kevin Billington. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
The Light at the Edge of the World was released on July 16, 1971 and runs for 2h 8m.
The Light at the Edge of the World (1971) holds an average rating of 6.0 out of 10 from 58 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy adventure, drama and fantasy films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
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