Overlapping/wrong-sized thumbnails in filmstrip

I do have a problem with the thumbnails in the filmstrip. My catalog contains 56K pictures.
Having all pictures shown in the filmstrip, the thumbnails start overlapping each other, starting roundabout at position 30000.
The problem is getting worse the higher the numbers get.
My system: i7-2600K W7-64bit 16GB Nvidia graphics- current driver. This issue occurs with LR3.6 and LR 4.x
Here is an example showing position 50000:
Any ideas ?

Option 1
Back Up and try rebuild the library: hold down the command and option (or alt) keys while launching iPhoto. Use the resulting dialogue to rebuild. Choose to Rebuild iPhoto Library Database from automatic backup.
If that fails:
Option 2
Download iPhoto Library Manager and use its rebuild function. This will create a new library based on data in the albumdata.xml file. Not everything will be brought over - no slideshows, books or calendars, for instance - but it should get all your albums and keywords, faces and places back.
Because this process creates an entirely new library and leaves your old one untouched, it is non-destructive, and if you're not happy with the results you can simply return to your old one.
Regards
TD

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