'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.'
Credits
The Rest Is Silence Cast
Name |
Character |
Hardy Krüger
He was 31, now 96 years old
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as John H. Claudius |
Heinz Drache
He was 36, 79 years old when he died
|
as Herbert von Pohl |
Boy Gobert
He was 34, 60 years old when he died
|
as Mike R. Krantz |
Peter van Eyck
He was 46, 55 years old when he died
|
as Paul Claudius |
Adelheid Seeck
She was 46, 60 years old when she died
|
as Gertrud Claudius |
Robert Meyn
He was 65, 78 years old when he died
|
as Dr. Voltman |
Charles Régnier
He was 44, 87 years old when he died
|
as Kriminalrat Fortner |
Rainer Penkert
He was 38, 90 years old when he died
|
as Major Horace |
Ingrid Andree
She was 28, now 93 years old
|
as Fee von Pohl |
Siegfried Schürenberg
He was 59, 93 years old when he died
|
as Johannes Claudius |
Balduin Baas
He was 37, 83 years old when he died
|
as Sekretär |
Rudolf Forster
He was 74, 83 years old when he died
|
as Dr. von Pohl |
The Rest Is Silence Crew
Name |
Department |
Klaus Dudenhöfer as Editor. He was 34 (84) years old when He died
|
Editing |
Helmut Käutner as Director. He was 51 (72) years old when He died
|
Directing |