The Lightship is a 1985 American drama film directed by Jerzy Skolimowski.
The film stars Klaus Maria Brandauer and Robert Duvall, with early appearances by Arliss Howard and William Forsythe.
The film was distributed by Castle Hill Productions just nine months after the closure of the studio.
The story follows the crew of a small ship run by a man named Miller.
His son sees this as cowardice, but in reality Miller feels protecting the crew is more important than apprehending the criminals.