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Jean Dasté
Supervisor Huguet
Léon Larive
Teacher
Raphaël Diligent
Firefighter
Louis Lefebvre
Caussat
Pierre Blanchar
Supervisor (uncredited)
Henri Storck
Priest (uncredited)
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