The read
Critics rate it 36 points higher than audiences do. It runs a compact 1h 30m.
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.
Ratings
IMDb5.5/10
Rotten Tomatoes91%
Critics rate it 36 points higher than audiences do.
8 audience votes
Key crew
- Oscar ApfelDirector
- Aurora MardiganianWriter
- Nora WalnScreenplay
- Frederick ChapinScreenplay
Cast
- Aurora MardiganianAurora
- Irving CummingsAndranik
- Anna Q. NilssonEdith Graham
- Henry MorganthauU.S. Ambassador Henry Morganthau
- Howard DaviesCast
- Hector DionCast
Themes
partially lost film