

La Roue
1923-02-17 · 418 min · ★ 7.3
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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- Directors
- Abel Gance
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- Films Abel Gance
- Countries
- France
- Status
- Released
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Séverin-MarsSisif
Ivy CloseNorma
Gabriel de GravoneElie
Pierre MagnierJacques de Hersan
Max MaxudianLe minéralogiste Kalatikascopoulos
Georges TérofMachefer
Gil ClaryDalilah
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