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Abel Gance (writer)
Release Date:
17 February 1923 (France)
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Plot:
Sisif, a railwayman, and his son Elie fall in love with the beautiful Norma (whom Sisif rescued from...
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Cast
(Credited cast)| Séverin-Mars | ... | Sisif | |
| Ivy Close | ... | Norma | |
| Gabriel de Gravone | ... | Elie | |
| Pierre Magnier | ... | Jacques de Hersan | |
| Max Maxudian | ... | Le minéralogiste Kalatikascopoulos | |
| Georges Térof | ... | Machefer | |
| Gil Clary | ... | Dalilah (as Mme. Gil-Clary) |
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Also Known As:
La rose du rail (France)
The Wheel (USA) (literal English title)
A Roda (Portugal) [pt]
Kolo udreki (Poland) [pl]
La rosa sulle rotaie (Italy) [it]
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The Wheel (USA) (literal English title)
A Roda (Portugal) [pt]
Kolo udreki (Poland) [pl]
La rosa sulle rotaie (Italy) [it]
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273 min
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This film was originally released with a running time of 8 hours, 32 minutes. It was edited down to just over 5 hours for general release.
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Edited into Histoire(s) du cinéma: Une histoire seule (1989) (V)
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Well, I was worried before seeing "La Roue" (in English, The Wheel"), not only because the version I was about to watch was 3 hours long, but mostly because I don't excel at French (due to the inter titles) and wasn't sure if I could read the Spanish subtitles. But I understand Spanish and I could go through it without major translation problems. Now, when it comes to the movie as, well, a movie. Although long films were considered good in those days, and although I don't really mind long silents, this one was, indeed, long. The performances were good, but the story, in spite of being entertaining and engaging, it isn't the most spectacular thing. I guess Gance was thinking more about the innovations he used instead of the plot itself.