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The Torture of Silence (1917)

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.

  • Drama

Top billed cast

  • Photo of Emmy LynnEmmy LynnManon Berliac
  • Photo of Firmin GémierFirmin GémierDr. Gilles Berliac
  • Photo of Armand TallierArmand TallierClaude Berliac
  • Photo of Anthony GildèsAnthony GildèsJean, servant
  • Photo of Paul VermoyalPaul VermoyalJean Dormis
  • Photo of Antonin ArtaudAntonin Artaud
  • Photo of Gaston ModotGaston ModotMessenger (uncredited)
  • Photo of Antonin CarèneAntonin CarèneLittle Pierre Berliac (uncredited)
  • Photo of Francia SeguyFrancia SeguyBaby (uncredited)

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