La Roue (1923)

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La Roue on IMDb 7.6/10 1,400 votes

Released:
1923-02-17

Overview:
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.

Director:
Abel Gance

Runtime:
6h 58min

Genre:
Drama, Romance

  • 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