Auction of Souls (1919)
Synopsis
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.
Release Date: 1919-01-19
Runtime: 90 minutes
Director: Oscar Apfel
Top Cast
- Aurora Mardiganian as Aurora
- Irving Cummings as Andranik
- Anna Q. Nilsson as Edith Graham
- Henry Morganthau as U.S. Ambassador Henry Morganthau
- Howard Davies as
- Hector Dion as
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