Name: The Lightship
Genre: Thriller
Released: 1985-12-14
Duration: 1 h 29 min
Cast: Robert Duvall, Klaus Maria Brandauer, Tim Phillips, Arliss Howard, William Forsythe

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Puts you inside a crime.
Keeps you on edge.
Feels like real life.
Leaves you shaken.
Gets your pulse racing.

Not for warmth, comfort or laughs.

The whole fingerprint· the print and its 12 scales

At a glance

Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 56GoodWatch 55
IMDb6.2
Audience score50%
Running time
1 h 29 min
Shorter than most thrillers, −15 min on the typical 104
typical 10489
Half of all thrillers run 94–118 min.
Reach
Streams in 2 countries, rent or buy in 19 more
Released
1985
December 14, 1985
41 years ago
Genre
Thriller
Language
English
Original language
Made in
United States
Rated
- PG-13United States
Not for young kids: it's rated PG-13 in the United States for violence, strong language, and disturbing imagery, and the viewing guide lists it for teens and adults.
What's in it
ViolenceStrong
Gore, disturbing imagesMild
Frightening scenesModerate
Sex, nudityLittle or none
Dark themesStrong
Strong languageNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightPartner WatchSolo WatchTeensThought-Provoking
Not listed for kids or family movie night.
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Directing · 2
Jerzy Skolimowski Director
Candace Allen First Assistant Director
Writing · 3
David Taylor Writer
William Mai Writer
Siegfried Lenz Novel
Production · 4
Bill Benenson Producer
Rainer Soehnlein Producer
Matthias Deyle Producer
Moritz Borman Producer
Camera · 1
Charly Steinberger Director of Photography
Editing · 2
Barrie Vince Editor
Scott Hancock Editor
Sound · 1
Stanley Myers Original Music Composer
Art · 2
Holger Gross Production Design
Michael Adlmüller Set Decoration