The Sandman

Nan
1h 28m
1932
10 /10 (1)

Overview

Lieutenant Varnière, responsible for discovering the cause of the death of two officers in Algeria, unmasks the assassin in the person of a Russian who lives with three women. He falls in love with one of them and runs away with her while the Russian is killed by a devoted servant.

Country : Not Available
Genre : Drama
Languages : العربية, Français
Released Date: 1932-01-15

Top Billed Cast

Jean Toulout

Warneskine

Kaissa Robba

Gritcha

Jean Worms

Le commandant Saint-Hallier

Tahar Hannache

Mohamed

Alexandre Mihalesco

Haïoub

Suzanne Christy

Sandra

Jean Heuzé

Le lieutenant Varnière

Louis Zellas

Igor

Paul Achard

Le cuisinier

Jacques Gautier

Prémelle

Rodolphe Marcilly

Laurey

Charles Lorrain

Damboine

Sola Fayarvay

Diana Kotchaki

Robert Tourneur

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