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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.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

French

Runtime

157 mins

Rating

7.8/10

Release Date

27 November 1991

Country

France

Cast

Claudia Cardinale

Claudia Cardinale

Araxi (Mayrig) Zakarian

Omar Sharif

Omar Sharif

Hagop Zakarian

Nathalie Roussel

Nathalie Roussel

Gayane

Isabelle Sadoyan

Isabelle Sadoyan

Anna

Jacky Nercessian

Jacky Nercessian

Apkar

Richard Berry

Richard Berry

Pierre Zakar (voice only)

Cédric Doucet

Cédric Doucet

Azad age 7

Tom Ponsin

Tom Ponsin

Azad age 12

Stéphane Servais

Stéphane Servais

Azad age 20

Serge Avédikian

Serge Avédikian

Vaksen Papasian

Michèle Bardollet

Michèle Bardollet

Madeleine

Christian Barbier

Christian Barbier

Father Pignon

Patrick Timsit

Patrick Timsit

Garbis, locksmith

Nicolas Silberg

Nicolas Silberg

Lawyer

Denis Podalydès

Denis Podalydès

Soghomon Tehlirian

Jean-Pierre Delage

Jean-Pierre Delage

Doctor Philibert

André Julien

André Julien

Monsieur Anzani

Ticky Holgado

Ticky Holgado

Zakarians' angry and racist neighbor

Jean Panisse

Jean Panisse

Butcher

Claudie Arif

Claudie Arif

Yvette Petit

Yvette Petit

Paulette Frantz

Paulette Frantz

Madame Pellegrin, concierge

Inge Offerman

Inge Offerman

Gilles Treton

Gilles Treton

Marie-France Santon

Marie-France Santon

Bernard Freyd

Bernard Freyd

Doctor Lehimberg

Philippe Morier-Genoud

Philippe Morier-Genoud

Prosecutor

Patrick Gourevitch

Patrick Gourevitch

Clerk

Mireille Franchino

Mireille Franchino

Pierre-Olivier Faïs

Pierre-Olivier Faïs

Alexandre age 7

Christophe Combettes

Christophe Combettes

Sébastien Rochelle

Sébastien Rochelle

Vartanian

Gérard Torikian

Gérard Torikian

Vince Castello

Vince Castello

Mario Luraschi

Mario Luraschi

Patrick Steltzer

Patrick Steltzer

Francine Olivier

Francine Olivier

Henri Meliani

Henri Meliani

Véronique Delestaing

Véronique Delestaing

Jean-Gabriel Nordmann

Jean-Gabriel Nordmann

Gérard Billon

Gérard Billon

Hubert Foulon

Hubert Foulon

Georges Wilson

Georges Wilson

(uncredited)

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