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...
| Directing | Wolfgang Staudte | Director |
| Writing | Wolfgang Staudte | Writer |
| Writing | Werner Jörg Lüddecke | Writer |
| Editing | Ruth Moegelin | Editor |
| Camera | Robert Baberske | Director of Photography |
| Crew | Marieluise Steinhauer | Dramaturgy |
| Sound | Herbert Windt | Original Music Composer |
| Art | Erich Zander | Production Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Walter Schulze-Mittendorff | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Elfriede Kuster | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Alois Strasser | Makeup Artist |
| Production | Heinz Herrmann | Unit Manager |
| Production | Willi Teichmann | Production Manager |
| Directing | Siegfried Menzel | Assistant Director |
| Directing | Peter Podehl | Assistant Director |
| Sound | Karl Tramburg | Sound |
| Camera | Günter Marczinkowsky | Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Heinz Wenzel | Still Photographer |
