Overview
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 and cast
- Henri Verneuil Director
- Claudia Cardinale as Araxi (Mayrig)
- Omar Sharif as Hagop
- Nathalie Roussel as Gayane
- Isabelle Sadoyan as Anna
- Jacky Nercessian as Apkar
- Richard Berry as Araxi (voice only)
- Cédric Doucet as Azad age 7
- Tom Ponsin as Azad age 12
- Stéphane Servais as Azad age 20
- Serge Avédikian as Vaksen Papasian
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