La roue = The wheel / Lobster Film Studios ; a film by Abel Gance.

Sisif, a railwayman, and his son Elie fall in love with the beautiful Norma (whom Sisif rescued from a train crash when a baby and raised as his daughter), with tragic results. This seminal film introduced many innovations in set design and construction, and cinematic devices.

Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Blackhawk Films collection.
Corporate Authors: Flicker Alley (Firm)
Lobster Films (Firm)
Other Authors: Gance, Abel
Mars, Séverin, 1873-1921
Close, Ivy, 1890-1968
Gravone, Gabriel de
Magnier, Pierre
Israel, Robert
Lange, Eric
Language:English
Language and/or Writing System:
Silent film with intertitles in English.
Published: [Los Angeles, Calif.] : Flicker Alley, [2008], ©2008.
Series:Blackhawk Films collection.
Subjects:
Man-woman relationships > Drama.
Fathers and sons > Drama.
Silent films.
Feature films.
Experimental films.
Fiction films.
Genre:
Drama.
Feature films.
Experimental films.
Fiction films.
Physical Description:2 videodiscs (263 min.) : sound, black and white, tinted ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (15 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm).
Variant Title:
Wheel. [Parallel title]
Format: Video DVD
Contents:
  • disc 1. La roue [first part] (161 min.)
  • disc 2. La roue [continued] (101 min.), special features.