silent film,railwayman

La Roue (1923)

Poster for 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.

Cast & Crew

Director
Abel Gance
  • Profile picture of Séverin-Mars
    Sisif Séverin-Mars
  • Profile picture of Ivy Close
    Norma Ivy Close
  • Profile picture of Gabriel de Gravone
    Elie Gabriel de Gravone
  • Profile picture of Pierre Magnier
    Jacques de Hersan Pierre Magnier
  • Profile picture of Max Maxudian
    Le minéralogiste Kalatikascopoulos Max Maxudian
  • Profile picture of Gil Clary
    Dalilah Gil Clary
  • Profile picture of Abel Gance
    Self Abel Gance

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Keywords

  • silent film
  • railwayman