The Wheel

IMDb link: 0014417
IMDb rating: 7.5 (2,785 votes)
Genres: Drama
Director: Abel Gance
Cast: Severin-Mars, Pierre Magnier, Gabriel de Gravone, Georges Térof and others

Release date: 17 Feb 1923
Release year: 1923
Runtime: 417 minutes
Country: France
Keywords: reference to victor hugo, girl, young, truth, railwayman, train, impressionism, mont blanc, snow, freeze frame

Plot:

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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