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The Wheel

Original title: La roue
  • 19231923
  • Not RatedNot Rated
  • 6h 57min
IMDb RATING
7.5/10
2.2K
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La roue (1923)
Drama

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.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.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.

IMDb RATING
7.5/10
2.2K
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  • Director
    • Abel Gance
  • Writer
    • Abel Gance
  • Stars
    • Gabriel de Gravone
    • Pierre Magnier
    • Georges Térof
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  • Director
    • Abel Gance
  • Writer
    • Abel Gance
  • Stars
    • Gabriel de Gravone
    • Pierre Magnier
    • Georges Térof
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    • 23User reviews
    • 31Critic reviews
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    • Awards
      • 1 win

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    Ivy Close and Pierre Magnier in La roue (1923)
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    Gabriel de Gravone
    Gabriel de Gravone
    • Elieas Elie
    Pierre Magnier
    Pierre Magnier
    • Jacques de Hersanas Jacques de Hersan
    Georges Térof
    • Mâcheferas Mâchefer
    Séverin-Mars
    Séverin-Mars
    • Sisifas Sisif
    Ivy Close
    Ivy Close
    • Normaas Norma
    Max Maxudian
    Max Maxudian
    • Le minéralogiste Kalatikascopoulosas Le minéralogiste Kalatikascopoulos
    Gil Clary
    • Dalilahas Dalilah
    • (as Mme. Gil-Clary)
    Géo Dugast
    • Le cheminot Jacobinas Le cheminot Jacobin
    • Director
      • Abel Gance
    • Writer
      • Abel Gance
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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. —Michael Brooke <michael@everyman.demon.co.uk>
    reference to victor hugorailwaymantrainimpressionismmont blanc3 more
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    • Genre
      • Drama
    • Certificate
      • Not Rated
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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      This film was originally released with a running time of 8 hours, 32 minutes. It was edited down to just over five hours for general release.
    • 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.
    • Quotes

      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.

    • Alternate versions
      Originally released to the public with a running time of just over 5 hours. Later edited down to 2 1/2 hours. .
    • Connections
      Edited into Histoire(s) du cinéma: Une histoire seule (1989)

    User reviews23

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    8/10
    Absolutely worth the 4 hours and 20 minutes.
    OMG I've had relationships that seemed shorter than this film. Despite some fine examples of editorial technique during some sequences the film , for so slight a plot, goes on forever. Also not assisted by the mugging of lead Severin Mars. To think this 4 1/2 glacier was once near 9 hours is a staggering thought. The moments of brilliance do not compensate for the whole. The entire final hour is superfluous.
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • February 17, 1923 (France)
    • Country of origin
      • France
    • Languages
      • None
      • French
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Tocak
    • Filming locations
      • Mont-Blanc, Chamonix, Haute-Savoie, France
    • Production company
      • Films Abel Gance
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      • 6h 57min
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Silent
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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