When the wife of Sebastian Schumann left her family, he told his little daughter that her mother has died, because he thought that this was the easiest way for her to accept that her mother is now gone. But this was only the beginning of a lot of lies he tells her continuously, mostly about himself and his job. This way he also tries to hide away from her the fact that he had to quit his job as a traveler and is now paid much less than before.
'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.'
Harry Harras es un valiente general de la Luftwaffe enamorado de su profesión, aunque no siente la menor simpatía por el régimen nazi que se ha hecho con el control en la Alemania de los años 30. Asqueado por las atrocidades de la guerra, Harras deserta, pero es apresado y torturado. Una vez en libertad, toma bajo su protección a una familia de fugitivos judíos. (FILMAFFINITY)
