The Lighthouse (2019)
The Lighthouse is a psychological thriller directed by Robert Eggers. Willem Dafoe and Robert Pattinson star as Thomas Wake and Ephraim Winslow, two lighthouse keepers who begin to experience strange and supernatural phenomena after they get stranded on a remote island in the 1890s.
The Lighthouse
- Director
- Robert Eggers
- Release Date
- October 18, 2019
- Studio(s)
- A24
- Distributor(s)
- A24
- Cast
- Robert Pattinson , Willem Dafoe , Valeriia Karaman
- Writers
- Robert Eggers , Max Eggers
- Runtime
- 110 minutes
- Budget
- $11 million
Summary
The Lighthouse is a psychological thriller directed by Robert Eggers. Willem Dafoe and Robert Pattinson star as Thomas Wake and Ephraim Winslow, two lighthouse keepers who begin to experience strange and supernatural phenomena after they get stranded on a remote island in the 1890s.
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