The Rest Is Silence (1959)

Name: The Rest Is Silence
Genre: Drama, Crime
Released: 1959-07-21
Duration: 100 min
Rating: 5.7
Cast: Hardy Krüger, Peter van Eyck, Ingrid Andree, Adelheid Seeck, Rudolf Forster

07/21/1959 Drama, Crime 1h 40m

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Score

6.7/10

Overview

'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.'

Helmut Käutner

Director