Auction of Souls
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.
About Auction of Souls (1919)
Released in 1919, Auction of Souls is a drama, romance and war film from First National Pictures (United States of America). It was directed by Oscar Apfel and written by Nora Waln and Frederick Chapin. The cast is led by Aurora Mardiganian, Irving Cummings, Anna Q. Nilsson, Henry Morganthau and Howard Davies. With a runtime of 1h 30m, the film averages 4.9/10 across 8 TMDB ratings.
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