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Auction of Souls (1919)

★ 4.9/10 90 min Drama, Romance, War, History United States XX
Director: Oscar Apfel
Streaming: Not available

Description

A Hollywood biographical film about a survivor's experience of the Armenian Genocide. Arshaluys (Aurora) Mardiganian plays herself in the film which is based on her published memoirs. It is thought to be the first film about made about genocide. All known complete copies of the film have been lost. A restored and edited 24-minute segment of the historic motion picture was released in 2009 by the Armenian Genocide Resource Center of Northern California. It is based on a rare surviving reel of film edited in Soviet Armenia.

Top Cast

Aurora Mardiganian
Aurora Mardiganian Aurora
Irving Cummings
Irving Cummings Andranik
Anna Q. Nilsson
Anna Q. Nilsson Edith Graham
Henry Morganthau U.S. Ambassador Henry Morganthau
Howard Davies
Hector Dion

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