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The Rest Is Silence

6.019591h 40mMovieDramaCrime

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.'

DirectorHelmut Käutner
WriterHelmut Käutner
ProducersWolfgang Staudte·Helmut Käutner

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Not available in Australia
Streaming in 3 other countries

The Rest Is Silence isn't on any streaming service in Australia right now, but it's available in Austria, Germany, Switzerland. Streaming rights are licensed per country.

Cast · Directed by Helmut Käutner

HKHardy Krüger
Hardy Krüger
John H. Claudius
PEPeter van Eyck
Peter van Eyck
Paul Claudius
IAIngrid Andree
Ingrid Andree
Fee von Pohl
AS
Adelheid Seeck
Gertrud Claudius
RFRudolf Forster
Rudolf Forster
Dr. von Pohl
BG
Boy Gobert
Mike R. Krantz
HDHeinz Drache
Heinz Drache
Herbert von Pohl
CRCharles Regnier
Charles Regnier
Kriminalrat Fortner
WSWerner Schumacher
Werner Schumacher
Werksfahrer
SSSiegfried Schürenberg
Siegfried Schürenberg
Johannes Claudius
BBBalduin Baas
Balduin Baas
Sekretär
RMRobert Meyn
Robert Meyn
Dr. Voltman

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