Drama · France · 1917 · 1h 10m

The Torture of Silence

Mater dolorosa

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Director
Abel Gance
Cast
Emmy Lynn as Manon Berliac Firmin Gémier as Dr. Gilles Berliac Armand Tallier as Claude Berliac Anthony Gildès as Jean, servant Paul Vermoyal as Jean Dormis Antonin Artaud as
Crew
Léonce-Henri Burel — Director of Photography Abel Gance — Writer Louis Nalpas — Producer
Tagline

The Most Wonderful Woman You Ever Saw

Synopsis

A doctor, 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.

Mood & Themes
silent film
Key Collaborators
Abel Gance Director Léonce-Henri Burel Director of Photography Abel Gance Writer Louis Nalpas Producer
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