Shakespeare in Performance: Film
Der Rest ist Schweigen [The Rest Is Silence] (1959, Helmut Käutner)
| Title | Der Rest ist Schweigen [The Rest Is Silence] |
|---|---|
| Year | 1959 |
| Release Locations | Germany |
| Director | Helmut Käutner |
| Medium | Black & white video with sound |
| Length | 1 hrs, 46 mins |
| Languages | English |
| Play Connections | Hamlet (derivative) |
Description
A Hamlet derivative updating the tale into modern postwar Germany. A young intellectual feels grief over his father's death and remorse for his family's implication in WWII profiteering (Parker, TSF 25)
Description from Shakespeare on Screen : an International Filmography and Videography by Kenneth S. Rothwell and Annabelle Henkin Melzer. ©1990 Kenneth S. Rothwell. Cited by permission. — Added 2008-11-14
Cast Overview
| Ophelia | Ingrid Andree |
|---|---|
| Laertes | Heinz Drache |
| Polonius | Rudolf Forster |
| Hamlet | Hardy Kruger |
| Horatio | Rainer Penkert |
| Gertrude | Adelheid Seeck |
| Claudius | Peter Van Eyck |
Production Team and Crew Overview
| Director | Helmut Käutner |
|---|---|
| Producer | Bernhard Eichhorn |
| Director of Photography | Igor Oberberg |
Production information courtesy of: Kenneth Rothwell