Mother

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: Henri Verneuil

Cast: Claude Cardinale, Omar Sharif, Nathalie Roussel, Isabelle Sadoyan, Jacky Nercessian, Richard Berry, Cédric Doucet, Tom Ponsin

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