The Lighthouse at the End of the World
by Jules Verneliterary work· published 1905
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The Lighthouse at the End of the World (French: Le Phare du bout du monde) is an adventure novel by French author Jules Verne. Verne wrote the first draft in 1901. The edited version was first published posthumously in 1905. The unaltered original manuscript was published in 1999. The plot of the novel 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. Verne was inspired by the real lighthouse at the Isla de los Estados, Argentina, near Tierra del Fuego and Cape Horn. The novel was adapted into the 1971 movie, The Light at the Edge of the World.
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The Lighthouse at the End of the World was adapted into a 1971 film.
The Light at the Edge of the World1971 · film · 128 min · dir. Kevin Billington · IMDb ↗IMDb6.0Pirates 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.
