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Sisyphus Unbound

Sisyphus Unbound

2023
Drama

Virgil, a college writing student, hopes to have his latest story published, but he must first get over one major hurdle before his work gets out to the world, his mercurial writing professor Richard Laymen.

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MAFIA Productions

Language

EN

Status

Released

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Cast

Timothy J. Cox

Timothy J. Cox

Professor Richard Laymen

Frederick J. Todd

Virgil

Emerson Adams

Gwen

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