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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Mayrig (1991)

Drama · 2h 37m · 11/27/1991

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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.

Status

Released

Language

French

Country

France

Production Companies

TF1 Films Production, Quinta Communications
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Cast
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Claudia Cardinale

Araxi (Mayrig) Zakarian
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Omar Sharif

Hagop Zakarian
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Nathalie Roussel

Gayané (Kayané)
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Isabelle Sadoyan

Anna
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Jacky Nercessian

Apkar
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Richard Berry

Pierre Zakar (voice only)
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Cédric Doucet

Azad age 7
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Tom Ponsin

Azad age 12
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Stéphane Servais

Azad age 20
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Serge Avédikian

Vaksen Papasian
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Michèle Bardollet

Madeleine
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Christian Barbier

Father Pignon
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Patrick Timsit

Garbis, locksmith
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Nicolas Silberg

Lawyer
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Denis Podalydès

Soghomon Tehlirian
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Jean-Pierre Delage

Doctor Philibert
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André Julien

Monsieur Anzani
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Ticky Holgado

Zakarians' angry and racist neighbor
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Jean Panisse

Butcher
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Claudie Arif

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Yvette Petit

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Paulette Frantz

Madame Pellegrin, concierge
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Inge Offerman

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Gilles Treton

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Marie-France Santon

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Bernard Freyd

Doctor Lehimberg
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Philippe Morier-Genoud

Prosecutor
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Patrick Gourevitch

Clerk
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Mireille Franchino

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Pierre-Olivier Faïs

Alexandre age 7
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Christophe Combettes

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Sébastien Rochelle

Vartanian
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Gérard Torikian

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Vince Castello

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Mario Luraschi

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Patrick Steltzer

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Francine Olivier

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Henri Meliani

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Véronique Delestaing

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Jean-Gabriel Nordmann

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Gérard Billon

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Hubert Foulon

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Georges Wilson

(uncredited)
Crew
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Henri Verneuil

Director
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Tarak Ben Ammar

Director
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Henri Lanoë

Director
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Margot Capelier

Director
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Edmond Richard

Director
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Mark Lombardo

Director
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Jean-Claude Petit

Director
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Pierre Guffroy

Director
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Catherine Gorne-Achdjian

Director
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Muriel Baurens

Director
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Patrick Malakian

Director
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Alain Sempé

Director
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Jean Goudier

Director
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Bernard Le Roux

Director
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Claude Villand

Director
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Yves Agostini

Director
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Suzanne Ohanessian

Director
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Catherine Prévert

Director
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