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The Rest Is Silence 1959 Directed by Helmut Käutner Der Rest ist Schweigen

'The Rest Is Silence, a German-made attempt to update Shakespeare, is one of the best and least self-conscious of this minor genre. As indicated by the title, the film's script is a "mufti" version of Hamlet, with young Hardy Krüger trying to prove that his uncle has killed his father. Direct references to the Shakespeare original abound, right down to the re-enactment of the crime for the benefit of the Uncle and the periodic appearances of the ghost of the hero's father.'

Country Germany
Production Country Germany
Language German
Spoken Languages English , German
Release Date 21 July 1959
100 mins
Cast
Hardy Krüger John H. Claudius
Peter van Eyck Paul Claudius
Ingrid Andree Fee von Pohl
Adelheid Seeck Gertrud Claudius
Rudolf Forster Dr. von Pohl
Boy Gobert Mike R. Krantz
Heinz Drache Herbert von Pohl
Charles Regnier Kriminalrat Fortner
Werner Schumacher Werksfahrer
Siegfried Schürenberg Johannes Claudius
Balduin Baas Sekretär
Robert Meyn Dr. Voltman
Rainer Penkert Major Horace