Rest ist Schweigen, Der

Alternative title

Rest is Silence, The

Synopsis

Feature film. A modern reworking of Hamlet set in post-war Germany. A young intellectual, John, grieves for his father whose died in mysterious circumstances. His father’s business is taken over by his brother and John’s mother later marries him. John investigates his father’s death and stages a ballet called ‘The Murder of a Brother’ to help incriminate the murderer.

Language

German (Standard)

Country

Germany

Medium

Film

Technical information

Black-and-white / Sound

Year of release

1959

Subjects

Drama

Keywords

Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)

Credits

Director

Helmut Kaeutner

Producer

Werner Ludwig

Cinematographer

Igor Oberberg

Editor

Claus Dudenhöfer

Music

Bernhard Eichhorn

Costume

Erna Sander

Cast

Adelheid Seeck
Boy Gobert
Charles Regnier
Erich Weiher
Gustl Busch
Hardy Krüger
Heinz Drache
Ingrid Andree
Joachim Wolff
Josef Sieber
Peter Van Eyck
Rainer Penkert
Reinhold Nietschmann
Richard Allan
Robert Meyne
Rudolf Forster
Siegfrid Schürenberg
Werner Schumacher

Production Company

Name

Freie Film Produktion

Distributor (Sale)

Name

Bonner Kinemathek

Email

kino@bonnerkinemathek.de

Web

http://www.bonnerkinemathek.de/ External site opens in new window

Phone

+49-228 / 46 97 21

Address

Kreuzstraße 16
Bonn-Beuel
53225
Germany

Online Retailer

Name

amazon.de