Auction of Souls

Auction of Souls

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1919-01-19

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.

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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.

Released

1919-01-19

Runtime

90

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Budget

$0

Revenue

$0

Genres

Drama

Romance

War

History

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    Aurora Mardiganian

    Aurora Mardiganian
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    Irving Cummings

    Irving Cummings
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    Anna Q. Nilsson

    Anna Q. Nilsson
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    Henry Morganthau

    Henry Morganthau
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    Howard Davies

    Howard Davies
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    Hector Dion

    Hector Dion