
The Wheel
1923 · Movie · 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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Details
- Years
- 1923
- Release date
- 1923-02-17
- Language
- French
- Runtime
- 418 min
- TMDB rating
- 7.3/10 (67 votes)
Themes
- silent film
- railwayman
Cast & crew

Séverin-Mars
as Sisif

Ivy Close
as Norma

Gabriel de Gravone
as Elie

Pierre Magnier
as Jacques de Hersan

Max Maxudian
as Le minéralogiste Kalatikascopoulos

Georges Térof
as Machefer

Gil Clary
as Dalilah

Abel Gance
as Self
Directed by Abel Gance