The Torture of Silence

The Torture of Silence

The Most Wonderful Woman You Ever Saw

1917 · 70 min · ★ 5.2 · Drama

Dr Gilles Berliac, specialist in pediatrics, has no time for his wife, Marthe. She seeks solace in the arms of his brother, Claude. Unable to keep up the charade, Marthe attempts to shoot herself, but it is her lover who is mortally wounded.

Directed by Abel Gance · Written by Abel Gance

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