La Roue

February. 17,1923      
Rating:
7.5
Trailer Synopsis Cast

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.

Séverin-Mars as  Sisif
Gabriel de Gravone as  Elie
Pierre Magnier as  Jacques de Hersan
Abel Gance as  Self

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