'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.'
Stars: Hardy Krüger, Peter van Eyck, Ingrid Andree, Adelheid Seeck, Rudolf Forster, Boy Gobert
Crew: Helmut Käutner (Director), William Shakespeare (Original Story), Klaus Dudenhöfer (Editor), Bernhard Eichhorn (Music), Harald Braun (Producer), Helmut Käutner (Producer)
Country: Germany
Language: English, Deutsch
Studio: Freie Film Produktion GmbH & Co., Hamburg
Runtime: 100 minutes
Quality: HD
Released: Jul 21, 1959
IMDb: 5.3
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