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.
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Cast
8 people
Séverin-Mars
Sisif
Known for
J'accuse
Ivy Close
Norma
Also in
Nelson
The Flag Lieutenant
Gabriel de Gravone
Elie
Also in
Le mariage de l'amour
The Manor House of Fear
Pierre Magnier
Jacques de Hersan
Known for
The Rules of the Game
Max Maxudian
Le minéralogiste Kalatikascopoulos
Also in
Napoleon
Mon Paris
Georges Térof
Machefer
Also in
Night at the Crossroads
Whirlpool of Fate
Gil Clary
Dalilah
Also in
Un soir au cocktail's bar
Os Olhos da Alma
Abel Gance
Self
Known for
Napoleon
The Fall of the House of Usher
Abel Gance Director · Léonce-Henri Burel Cinematographer Marc Bujard Cinematographer
United States release September 30, 2023 · Produced in France · Languages English, French, No dialogue
Production
Films Abel Gance
Production
France
Produced in
Languages
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
English · French · No dialogue
Release dates
France · February 17, 1923
Theatrical · The original version encompassed 32 reels, which ran for either seven and a half or nine hours.
United States · May 6, 2008
Physical · DVD (278 minutes, 2008 reconstruction, Flicker Alley)
United States · September 30, 2023
Limited theatrical · New York Film Festival (413 minutes, 2019 restoration)
United States
December 3, 2023 · Digital · Criterion Channel (413 minutes, 2019 restoration)
France
January 1, 1924 · Theatrical · 150 minutes - In 1924, Gance edited it down to two and a half hours for general distribution.
October 1, 2019 · Limited theatrical · Lumière Film Festival (413 minutes, 2019 restoration)
June 24, 2020 · Physical · Blu-ray (413 minutes, 4 discs, Pathe)
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