
The Beacon
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...
Cast
Crew

Walter Schulze-Mittendorff
Costume Design

Alois Strasser
Makeup Artist

Elfriede Kuster
Makeup Artist

Erich Zander
Production Design

Peter Podehl
Assistant Director

Heinz Herrmann
Unit Manager

Siegfried Menzel
Assistant Director

Heinz Wenzel
Still Photographer

Willi Teichmann
Production Manager

Herbert Windt
Original Music Composer

























