Lighthouse
Synopsis
With no beam from the lighthouse to pierce the gathering fog, the Hyperion runs aground. Once safely on the island, the surviving prisoners and crew discover the bodies of the lighthouse keepers. Fear grips them as they realise that Rook is lying in wait for them, somewhere in the dark night.
Lighthouse is a dark, brooding nightmare, a descent into hell, set almost in real time over the course of one terrifying night.
Details
- Year
- 2000
- Type of project
- Features
- Running time
- 95 mins
- Format
- 35mm Agfa
- Director
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Simon Hunter
- Producer
- Gary Smith, Chris Craib
- Editor
- Paul Green
- Screenwriter
- Simon Hunter
- Director of Photography
- Toni Imi, BSC
- Sound
- Kevin Brazier, Blair Jollands
- Composer
- Debbie Wiseman
- Principal cast
- James Purefoy, Rachel Shelley, Chris Adamson
Categories
Production Status
Production Company
Lighthouse Entertainment Contact: Tim Dennison 17 Nottingham Street 3rd Floor London W1M 3RD Tel: 020 7486 5760 Fax: 020 7486 5760
Sales Company
Winchester Films Contact: Billy Hurman, Andrew Brown 19 Heddon Street London W1R 7LF Tel: 020 7851 6500 Fax: 020 7851 6515 abrown@winchesterent.co.uk bhurman@winchesterent.co.uk
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