'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.'

Directed by: Helmut Käutner
Written by: Helmut Käutner
Runtime: 100 minutes
Cast:
Hardy Krüger Hardy Krüger
John H. Claudius 
Peter van Eyck Peter van Eyck
Paul Claudius 
Ingrid Andree Ingrid Andree
Fee von Pohl 
Adelheid Seeck Adelheid Seeck
Gertrud Claudius 
Rudolf Forster Rudolf Forster
Dr. von Pohl 
Boy Gobert Boy Gobert
Mike R. Krantz 
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  • The Rest Is Silence