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.
- Status
- Released
- Production
- TF1 Films Production, Quinta Communications
Keywords
- biography
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Top 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)
Cédric Doucet as Azad age 7
Tom Ponsin as Azad age 12
Top Crew
Henri Verneuil · Director, Writer
Jean-Claude Petit · Composer
Edmond Richard · Cinematographer
Henri Lanoë · Editor
Tarak Ben Ammar · Producer
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