Released:
1954-12-03

Overview:
On a barren and stormy island, fishing families eke out a meager existence on what they can catch during summer, and what washes ashore during winter. But little has been washing ashore of late, and their situation worsens. Elders recall how twenty years ago, when the lighthouse keeper’s beacon went dark, a cargo ship broke apart on the cliffs. It proved a bountiful accident for the fishermen. Today people on the island view the conscientious lighthouse keepers with evil hungry eyes...

Director:
Wolfgang Staudte

Runtime:
1h 35min

Genre:
Drama

• Cast:
• 
  Leonhard Ritter
  as
  Leuchtturmwärter
• 
  Horst Naumann
  as
  Mastfischer
• 
  Waltraut Kramm
  as
  Mastfischer's Frau
• 
  Jochen Thomas
  as
  Masträuber
• 
  Ursula Kempert
  as
  Masträuber's Frau