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The Rest Is Silence

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Original title

Der Rest ist Schweigen (The Rest Is Silence)

Year

1959

Running time

103 min.

Country

Germany - West Germany (FRG)

Director

Helmut Käutner

Screenwriter

Helmut Käutner. Play: William Shakespeare

Cast

Music

Bernhard Eichhorn

Cinematography

Igor Oberberg (B&W)

Producer

Freie Film Produktion GmbH & Co. / Hamburg, Real-Film GmbH

Genre

Drama | Crime

Movie Groups

Shakespeare: Hamlet

Synopsis

‘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.’

Awards: 1959: Berlin Film Festival: Official Selection

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The Rest Is Silence

1959

Helmut Käutner