
La Roue
La Roue (, 'The Wheel') is a French silent film, directed by Abel Gance, who also directed Napoléon and J'accuse. It was released in 1923. The film used then-revolutionary lighting techniques, and rapid scene changes and cuts.
Plot
Railroad engineer Sisif (Severin-Mars) rescues a small orphan, whose name he learns is Norma (Ivy Close), following a disastrous crash. He raises the little girl as his own, along with his son Elie (Gabriel de Gravone), whose mother died during his birth.
More details
author | Abel Gance |
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director | Abel Gance Blaise Cendrars |
editor | Marguerite Beaugé |
genre | drama |
keywords | adopted daughter chamonix falling in love funicular little girl love letter married mont blanc old car railroad engineer young woman |
musicBy | Arthur Honegger |
producer | Abel Gance Charles Pathé |
theme | silent transport |