Release Date: 1959-07-21
Runtime: 100
Languages: English | Deutsch
Rating: 5.7
Votes: 6
Genres: Drama | Crime
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...'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.'Read More
Production Companies:
Freie Film Produktion GmbH & Co., Hamburg
