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Der Rest ist Schweigen

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1hr 46min
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1959
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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 Kruger trying to prove that his uncle (Peter van Eyck) 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. Interestingly, ... Full Synopsis
Featured Cast
John H. Claudius
Paul Claudius
Fee von Pohl
Gertrud Claudius
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