The Rest Is Silence

The Rest Is Silence

100 mins | Drama, Crime | July 21, 1959

'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.'

The Rest Is Silence

100 mins | Drama, Crime | July 21, 1959

The Rest Is Silence
'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.'
IMDb rating 6.6
Producers
Original title Der Rest ist Schweigen
Directors Helmut Käutner
Writers Helmut Käutner, William Shakespeare

Cast

Hardy Krüger

as John H. Claudius

Peter van Eyck

as Paul Claudius

Ingrid Andree

as Fee von Pohl

Adelheid Seeck

as Gertrud Claudius

Rudolf Forster

as Dr. von Pohl

Boy Gobert

as Mike R. Krantz

Heinz Drache

as Herbert von Pohl

Charles Regnier

as Kriminalrat Fortner

Werner Schumacher

as Werksfahrer

Siegfried Schürenberg

as Johannes Claudius

Balduin Baas

as Sekretär

Robert Meyn

as Dr. Voltman

Rainer Penkert

as Major Horace