The Torture of Silence

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Release date: March 06, 1917
Duration: 70 minutes
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Overview

Hardly one of French filmmaker Abel Gance's masterpieces, The Torture of Silence nevertheless has more dramatic and psychological value than your average romantic-triangle tale. Simply put, the film concerns a doctor, his wife, and his brother. The doctor, a specialist in pediatrics, has no time for his wife Marthe. She seeks solace in the arms of his brother. Unable to keep up the charade, Marthe attempts to shoot herself, but it is her lover who is mortally wounded.

Starring

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Emmy Lynn
Manon Berliac
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Firmin Gémier
Dr. Gilles Berliac
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Armand Tallier
Claude Berliac
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Anthony Gildès
Jean, servant
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Paul Vermoyal
Jean Dormis