Auction of Souls

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Auction of Souls

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

Year

1919

Duration

1h 30m

Status

Released

Score

4.90

#partially-lost-film

Cast

Aurora Mardiganian

Aurora Mardiganian

Irving Cummings

Irving Cummings

Anna Q. Nilsson

Anna Q. Nilsson

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Henry Morganthau

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Howard Davies

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Hector Dion