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The Torture of Silence
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Wikipedia article
'The Torture of Silence' is a 1917 French silent drama film directed by Abel Gance.
Cast
* Emmy Lynn as Manon Berliac
* Firmin Gmier as Emile Berliac
* Armand Tallier as Franois Rolland
* Anthony Gilds as Jean
* Paul Vermoyal as Jean Dormis
* Gaston Modot
* Antonin Carne
* 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.
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