Der Rest ist Schweigen (1959)
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Hardy Krüger, Peter van Eyck, Ingrid Andree, Adelheid Seeck, Rudolf Forster, Boy Gobert, Rainer Penkert
A steelworks heir returns to the Ruhr and enlists his friends to investigate the suspicious wartime death of his father.
The story
In the Ruhr region in 1959, steelworks heir John H. Claudius returns after many years in the United States. His father died during the final days of the war in a bombing raid, but John doubts the official account and believes his father was murdered. At home, he finds his mother, Gertrud, married to his uncle Paul, and distrust grows between John and his stepfather. When John’s friends Mike R. Krantz and Stanley Goulden arrive with their ballet company, he asks them to help him investigate. They stage a ballet depicting the suspected murder, but John has no proof, leaving his accusation vulnerable to challenge.
Full plot (contains spoilers)
The Ruhr region, 1959. John H. Claudius is the heir to the Claudius steelworks and lived in the United States for many years. During the final days of the war, his father was killed in a bombing raid. John, however, doubts the story of his death; he believes his father was murdered. When he returns to the Ruhr, his mother, Gertrud, is married to his uncle Paul. John and his stepfather are mutually distrustful of each other. When John’s friends Mike R. Krantz and Stanley Goulden come to town with their ballet company, he wants their help to prove that Uncle Paul murdered his father. They perform a ballet staging the murder of John’s father. But John has no proof of the murder, and Paul and Gertrud declare him insane. Dr. von Pohl provides a corresponding medical report, which is to be used to have John committed to a psychiatric institution. But John sees through the plot. In the end, Gertrud shoots Paul.
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