The Torture of Silence
The Most Wonderful Woman You Ever Saw
1917 · 1h 10m
Drama
Directed by
Abel Gance
Overview
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.
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