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La Roue (1923)

Genre : Drama

Runtime : 6H 58M

Director : Abel Gance

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.

Actors

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

Crews

Abel Gance
Abel Gance
Director
Abel Gance
Abel Gance
Writer
Léonce-Henri Burel
Léonce-Henri Burel
Director of Photography
Marguerite Beaugé
Marguerite Beaugé
Editor
Abel Gance
Abel Gance
Editor
Robert Boudrioz
Robert Boudrioz
Art Direction
Blaise Cendrars
Blaise Cendrars
Assistant Director
Gaston Brun
Gaston Brun
Director of Photography
Marc Bujard
Marc Bujard
Director of Photography
Maurice Duverger
Maurice Duverger
Director of Photography
Arthur Honegger
Arthur Honegger
Music
Abel Gance
Abel Gance
Producer
Charles Pathé
Charles Pathé
Producer

Trailers and other movies

La Roue d’Abel Gance : ciné-concert événement ๏ 19 & 20 oct. - Auditorium de Lyon / Festival Lumière

Posters and backgrounds

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