The Rest Is Silence

A young Harvard professor visits his native Germany for the first time in fifteen years to investigate the mysterious death of his father, owner of steelworks. The factory is now run by Claudius, the deceased's brother. Dr. von Pohl is a devoted friend of the family, Fee is his mentally unstable daughter. Krantz and Goulden manage a ballet troupe... It's hardly surprising that familiar characters were so easily adapted to Germany of the 1950s: the war reshaped the nation for decades ahead and made Shakespearean conflicts an everyday reality.