The village councilor and Germaine's father, who is overwhelmed when she returns after he believed his wife and child were gone from his life. The flood devastates him, and he later admits to Germaine that he followed the missing young woman to the shore and takes responsibility for what happened. He promises to work with Germaine to save Alban.
Little Paul is a thuggish layabout who desires Marie and forces her to leave with him. Living with Marie and her sick baby, he wastes their money on drink. After learning that Jean is seeing Marie, he returns with a gun and initiates a violent confrontation that ends in his death.
Militus is a sailor who returns and recognizes Sarah, the woman he loved before leaving. He failed to come back, and she married Topinelli; Militus has also married. Their conversation rekindles their feelings, and he asks Sarah to go with him. Their reunion ends in parting when an apparent romantic token is revealed to be an artificial flower.
Scientist and love interest entangled in the locked-room mystery
A central figure in the mystery who is suspected of wrongdoing, insists on his innocence, and becomes the focus of Rouletabille's scrutiny.
Edmond van Daële has 36 screen credits in a career dating back to 1916. Their work is anchored in the Rouletabille (L'Herbier) universe with 2 titles. Signature works include Revelation, Napoleon, The Flood. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.
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