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La Roue

1923 · 418 min · FR

Directed by Abel Gance

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.

Drama · Romance

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1923 · Source: English Wikipedia

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Cast & Crew

Abel Gance · DirectorSéverin-Mars · SisifIvy Close · Norma

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Article
Abel Gance's La roue — The Criterion Collection

Criterion essay on Gance's innovative rapid montage and literary influences from Victor Hugo and Émile Zola.

Cast

Principal players
Séverin-Mars

Séverin-Mars

Sisif

Ivy Close

Ivy Close

Norma

Gabriel de Gravone

Gabriel de Gravone

Elie

Pierre Magnier

Pierre Magnier

Jacques de Hersan

Max Maxudian

Max Maxudian

Le minéralogiste Kalatikascopoulos

Georges Térof

Georges Térof

Machefer

Gil Clary

Gil Clary

Dalilah

Abel Gance

Abel Gance

Self

Crew

Léonce-Henri Burel

cinematographer

Abel Gance

writer

Gaston Brun

cinematographer

Marc Bujard

cinematographer

Maurice Duverger

cinematographer

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