
Auction of Souls
1919-01-19 · 90 min · ★ 4.9
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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- Directors
- Oscar Apfel
- Production companies
- First National Pictures, Selig Company
- Countries
- United States of America
- Status
- Released
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Aurora MardiganianAurora
Irving CummingsAndranik
Anna Q. NilssonEdith GrahamTitle information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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