Drama ·Romance · France · 1923 · 6h 58m

La Roue

Director

Cast

Séverin-Mars as Sisif Ivy Close as Norma Gabriel de Gravone as Elie Pierre Magnier as Jacques de Hersan Max Maxudian as Le minéralogiste Kalatikascopoulos Georges Térof as Machefer

Crew

Léonce-Henri Burel — Director of Photography Gaston Brun — Director of Photography Marc Bujard — Director of Photography Maurice Duverger — Director of Photography Marguerite Beaugé — Editor Abel Gance — Editor

Synopsis

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.

Trailer

Official Trailer youtube.com

Mood & Themes

silent film railwayman

Key Collaborators

Abel Gance Director Léonce-Henri Burel Director of Photography Gaston Brun Director of Photography Marc Bujard Director of Photography Maurice Duverger Director of Photography Marguerite Beaugé Editor Abel Gance Editor Abel Gance Writer Abel Gance Producer Charles Pathé Producer

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