La Roue

Sisif, a railwayman, saves a young girl named Norma orphaned by a train crash and raises her as his own daughter alongside his son, Elie. As she becomes an adult, Sisif grapples with whether to tell Norma the truth about her parentage.

6h 58m1923TMDb 7.3

French

Crew and Cast

Abel Gance

Abel GanceDirector

Séverin-Mars

Séverin-MarsSisif

Gabriel de Gravone

Gabriel de GravoneElie

Pierre Magnier

Pierre MagnierJacques de Hersan

Max Maxudian

Max MaxudianLe minéralogiste Kalatikascopoulos

Georges Térof

Georges TérofMachefer

Gil Clary

Gil ClaryDalilah

Storyline

Sisif, a railwayman, saves a young girl named Norma orphaned by a train crash and raises her as his own daughter alongside his son, Elie. As she becomes an adult, Sisif grapples with whether to tell Norma the truth about her parentage.

Films Abel Gance

La Roue poster

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Info

Status: Released
Released: 17 February 1923
Runtime: 6h 58m
TMDB score: 7.3 / 10 (69 votes)

Production

Director: Abel Gance
Writers: Abel Gance
Studios: Films Abel Gance
Countries: France

Languages

Original: French
Spoken: No Language