The Torture of Silence

The Torture of Silence (French: Mater dolorosa) is a 1917 French silent drama film directed by Abel Gance.^[1]

The Torture of Silence (Mater dolorosa)
Directed by	Abel Gance
Written by	Abel Gance
Produced by	Louis Nalpas
Starring	Emmy Lynn
Cinematography	Léonce-Henri Burel
Release date	7 March 1917 (1917-03-07)
Running time	80 minutes
Country	France
Languages	Silent French intertitles

Cast

• Emmy Lynn as Manon Berliac
• Firmin Gémier as Emile Berliac
• Armand Tallier as François Rolland
• Anthony Gildès as Jean
• Paul Vermoyal as Jean Dormis
• Gaston Modot
• Antonin Carène
• Antonin Artaud

Reception

Like many American films of the time, the French film The Torture of Silence was subject to cuts by city and state film censorship boards. The Chicago Board of Censors issued an Adults Only permit and required a cut in reel 2 of the last scene with the nude boy with sex visible.^[2]