The Wheel (1923)
La roue (original title)Reference View | Change View
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- 6h 57min
- Drama
- 17 Feb 1923 (France)
- Movie
A railway engineer adopts a young girl orphaned by a train crash. Years later when she starts getting suitors, he grapples with whether or not to tell her the truth about her parentage.
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Cast
| Gabriel de Gravone | ... |
Elie
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| Pierre Magnier | ... |
Jacques de Hersan
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Georges Térof | ... |
Mâchefer
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| Séverin-Mars | ... |
Sisif
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| Ivy Close | ... |
Norma
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| Max Maxudian | ... |
Le minéralogiste Kalatarikarascopoulos
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Gil Clary | ... |
Dalilah
(as Mme. Gil-Clary)
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Géo Dugast | ... |
Le cheminot Jacobin
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Directed by
| Abel Gance | ||
Written by
| Abel Gance | ... | (written by) |
Produced by
| Abel Gance | ... | producer |
| Charles Pathé | ... | producer |
Music by
| Paul Fosse | ... | (Compilation 1923) |
| Arthur Honegger | ||
| Robert Israel | ... | (2008) |
Cinematography by
| Gaston Brun | ||
| Marc Bujard | ... | (as Bujard) |
| Léonce-Henri Burel | ... | (as Burel) |
| Maurice Duverger | ... | (as Duverger) |
Editing by
| Marguerite Beaugé | ||
| Abel Gance | ||
Art Direction by
| Robert Boudrioz | ||
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Blaise Cendrars | ... | assistant director |
Sound Department
| Paul Fosse | ... | sound effects |
Music Department
| Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin | ... | orchestra: music restauration 2019 |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Flicker Alley (2008) (United States) (DVD) (as 'The Wheel')
- ARTE (2019) (Germany) (tv)
- ARTE (2019) (France) (tv)
- Pathé (2020) (France) (Blu-ray)
- Pathé (2020) (France) (DVD)
- The Criterion Channel (2023) (United States) (tv) (streaming)
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Storyline
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Sisif, a railwayman, and his son Elie fall in love with the beautiful Norma (who Sisif rescued from a train crash when a baby and raised as his daughter), with tragic results. Originally running nine hours, this epic tragedy is notable for the way it foreshadows Gance's later 'Napoleon' in its use of innovative cinematic devices, particularly rapid cutting.
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | Akira Kurosawa stated this was the film that made the greatest impression on him before he began working in the film industry. See more » |
| Goofs | When Sisif is running in front of the locomotive, the first shot has the locomotive numbered 475. In subsequent shots, the number on the loco is 2013. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Edited into Une histoire seule (1989). See more » |
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Title Card:
[Notes written in secret]
The engine driver Duterne drinks wine. The engine driver Chaume drinks water. The stoker Larment drinks beer. The stoker Leger drinks vermouth... Sisif, engineer first class, drinks large amounts of alcohol. See more » |