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7.4 / 10 IMDb November 27, 1991 2h 37m
Henri Verneuil was born Achod Malakian of Armenian parentage on October 15, 1920, in Rodosto, Turkey, and his family fled to France and settled in Marseilles when he was a young child. He later recounted his childhood experience in the novel Mayrig, which he dedicated to his mother and made into this 1991 film with the same name.
Director
Runtime
2h 37m
Release Date
November 27, 1991
Genre
Drama
Status
Released
Languages
French
Country
France
Writers
Producers
Awards
1 win & 1 nomination
Cast
Claudia Cardinale
as Araxi (Mayrig) Zakarian
Omar Sharif
as Hagop Zakarian
Nathalie Roussel
as Gayané (Kayané)
Isabelle Sadoyan
as Anna
Jacky Nercessian
as Apkar
Richard Berry
as Pierre Zakar (voice only)
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Cédric Doucet
as Azad age 7
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Tom Ponsin
as Azad age 12
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Stéphane Servais
as Azad age 20
Serge Avédikian
as Vaksen Papasian
Michèle Bardollet
as Madeleine
Christian Barbier
as Father Pignon
Patrick Timsit
as Garbis, locksmith
Nicolas Silberg
as Lawyer
Denis Podalydès
as Soghomon Tehlirian
Jean-Pierre Delage
as Doctor Philibert
André Julien
as Monsieur Anzani
Ticky Holgado
as Zakarians' angry and racist neighbor
Jean Panisse
as Butcher
Claudie Arif
Production Companies
TF1 Films ProductionQuinta Communications
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