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...
Leonhard Ritter
as Leuchtturmwärter
Horst Naumann
as Mastfischer
Waltraut Kramm
as Mastfischer's Frau
Jochen Thomas
as Masträuber
Ursula Kempert
as Masträuber's Frau
Friedrich Gnaß
as Alter Mann mit Prothese
Hans Klering
as Kaufmann
Ulrich von der Trenck
as Schnapsfischer
Maria Wendt
as Frau des Schnapsfischers
Kurt Oligmüller
as Fischer
Barbara Adolph
as Junge Mutter
Martin Angermann
as Fischer
