IPhoto 6 roll feature is all messed up

I'm running 10.4.10, Mac Pro, all latest OS and application patches applied. iPhoto is version 6.0.6, and I have 10,584 pictures in my library.
With the background out the way, here's the problem: the "Rolls" feature seems to be completely out of whack. It's working perfectly in Library view; new shoots come in as a new roll, at the top as I prefer.
However, the built-in Last Roll feature shows a roll from December of 2005. If I create a new Smart Album and set it to simply "Roll -- is in last -- 3 rolls," then I get the above 2005 roll and the two immediately prior to it, also from December 2005.
I have done a full rebuild (all options checked) on my iPhoto library. I have repaired permissions on the disk. Neither solved the problem.
I'm not sure what else to try, so all suggestions welcome.
-rob.
Mac Pro quad core Mac OS X (10.4.10)
Dual G5/2.0, 12 PB G4/1.33, Intel Core Duo mini Mac OS X (10.4.5)

Follow up: I did some investigation (by merging rolls from the trouble spot backwards into a newer roll) and figured out that something between Feb 2005 and Dec 2005 was causing the problems.
Unfortunately, the solution was painful: I had to export, delete from iPhoto, then reimport all of the albums between Feb 2005 and today. Then I had to reassign all the keywords.
When all was done, though, everything was back to normal, and the "last roll" feature now works as expected.
-rob.

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