The Light Between Oceans
A solitary lighthouse keeper and his yearning wife risk everything to raise a found infant as their own, only to confront devastating consequences when the child's true identity surfaces.
“Love demands everything”
Synopsis
A lighthouse keeper and his wife, residing off the coast of Western Australia, take in and raise a baby they rescue from an adrift rowboat.
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A crew of 58+ credited
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Craft leads on file
Edited by Jim HeltonShot by Adam ArkapawScored by Alexandre DesplatDesigned by Karen Murphy
Box Office
2016 · Box office
⚖️ Fell short of break-even — grossed 1.3× its budget
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Worldwide gross
$26.0M
US & Canada: $12.5M — 48% of worldwide · International: $13.4M (52%)
Opening weekend: $4.8M — 38% of its US run. Front-loaded — most of its money arrived opening weekend.
Opening week (7-day): $7.6M — 61% of its US & Canada run.
Peak 1,500 theaters
Also known as
- Liebe zwischen den Meerende
- The Light Between Oceans - Liebe zwischen den Meerende
- Une vie entre deux océansfr
- La luce sugli oceaniit
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Cast & Crew
58 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Michael Fassbender
as Tom Sherbourne
Alicia Vikander
as Isabel Graysmark
Rachel Weisz
as Hannah Roennfeldt
Florence Clery
as Lucy-Grace
Bryan Brown
as Septimus Potts
Jack Thompson
as Ralph Addicott
Thomas Unger
as Bluey Smart
Caren Pistorius
as Adult Lucy-Grace
Jane Menelaus
as Violet Graysmark
Liz Mcgregor
as … Costume Supervisor
Garry Mcdonald
as Bill Graysmark
Anthony Hayes
as Sergeant Vernon Knuckey
Supporting cast
32Emily Barclay
as Gwen Potts
Benedict Hardie
as Constable Harry Garstone
Leon Ford
as Frank Roennfeldt
Georgie Jean Gascoigne
as 1 yr old Lucy / Grace
Scott Wills
as McGowan (uncredited)
Stephen Ure
as Neville Whittnish
Peter Mccauley
as Sergeant Spragg
Jonathan Wagstaff
as Constable Bob Lynch
Gerald Bryan
as Captain Percy Hasluck
Elizabeth Hawthorne
as Mrs. Hasluck
Rosella Hart
as Freda
Michael Wallace
as Reverend Norkels
Peter Hayden
as Dr. Sumpton
Gary Blackman
as Bernie Gutcher
Carmel Mcglone
as Bertha Chipper
Jeffrey Thomas
as Cyril Chipper
Edwin Lancashire
as Piano Tuner
Dean Morganty
as Drunken Soldier
Elsa May
as Mrs. Mouchmore
Kerrie Waterworth
as Fanny Darnley
John Bach
as Mayor Jock Johnson
Marshall Napier
as Mr. Coughlan
Hilary Norris
as Matron
Miriam Noonan
as Maisee McPhee
Graham Warman
as Town Photographer
George Vozar
as Police Photographer
Imogen Wilmhurst
as Lucy-Grace 12 Months Old
Lucy Wilmhurst
as Lucy-Grace 12 Months Old
Emily Wilmhurst
as Lucy-Grace 12 Months Old
Elliot Newbery
as Lucy-Grace 3 Months Old
Evangeline Newbery
as Lucy-Grace 3 Months Old
Christine Foote
as Lucy-Grace Newborn
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1Writers
2Producers
3Other crew
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