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Cast

Aurora Mardiganian

Aurora Mardiganian

Irving Cummings

Irving Cummings

Anna Q. Nilsson

Anna Q. Nilsson

Henry Morganthau

Henry Morganthau

Howard Davies

Howard Davies

Hector Dion

Hector Dion

Crew

Oscar Apfel

Oscar Apfel

Director

Nora Waln

Nora Waln

Screenplay

Aurora Mardiganian

Aurora Mardiganian

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Frederick Chapin

Frederick Chapin

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William Nicholas Selig

William Nicholas Selig

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Auction of Souls

19195.2 / 1090 min
Drama, Romance, War, History

Overview

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.