The Rest Is Silence (1959)

'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.'

Released July 21, 1959 100 min None+

Genres: Crime, Drama

Keywords: imdb.shakespeare-s-hamlet, imdb.based-on-play, imdb.foreign-language-adaptation, imdb.ghost, aspectratio.1-33-1

Production Companies: Freie Film Produktion GmbH & Co., Hamburg

Country: Germany
Languages: German, English