
La Roue (1923)
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.
Director: Abel Gance, Blaise Cendrars
Actors: Abel Gance, Gabriel de Gravone, Georges Térof, Gil Clary, Ivy Close, Max Maxudian, Pierre Magnier, Séverin-Mars
Country: France
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