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The Rest Is Silence

The Rest Is Silence

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Status

Released

Release Date

Jul 21, 1959

Runtime

1h 40m

Genres

Drama, Crime

User Score

57%

Original Title

Der Rest ist Schweigen

Production Companies

Freie Film Produktion GmbH & Co., Hamburg

Director

Helmut Käutner

Description

'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.'