France / Nov 27, 1991
2h 37min
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
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.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Tom Ponsin | Azad age 12 |
| Stéphane Servais | Azad age 20 |
| Serge Avédikian | Vaksen Papasian |
| Michèle Bardollet | Madeleine |
| Christian Barbier | Father Pignon |
| Patrick Timsit | Garbis, locksmith |
| Nicolas Silberg | Lawyer |
| Denis Podalydès | Soghomon Tehlirian |
| Jean-Pierre Delage | Doctor Philibert |
| André Julien | Monsieur Anzani |
| Ticky Holgado | Zakarians' angry and racist neighbor |
| Jean Panisse | Butcher |
| Claudie Arif | |
| Yvette Petit | |
| Paulette Frantz | Madame Pellegrin, concierge |
| Inge Offerman | |
| Gilles Treton |
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Genres
Drama
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Mayrig |
| Original language | Français (FR) |
| Spoken languages | Français |
| Production countries | France |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | TF1 Films Production, Quinta Communications |
| Release date | 27 novembre 1991 |
| Executive producer | Mark Lombardo |
| Production | Tarak Ben Ammar |
| Writer | Henri Verneuil |
| Casting | Margot Capelier |
| Editing | Henri Lanoë |
| Cinematography | Edmond Richard, Yves Agostini |
| Assistant directors | Patrick Malakian, Henri Verneuil, Suzanne Ohanessian, Catherine Prévert |
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| Camera operators | Yves Agostini, Edmond Richard |
| Additional photography | Edmond Richard, Yves Agostini |
| Production design | Pierre Guffroy |
| Art direction | Pierre Guffroy |
| Set decoration | Pierre Guffroy |
| Music | Jean-Claude Petit, Alain Sempé, Jean Goudier, Bernard Le Roux, Claude Villand |
| Sound | Jean-Claude Petit, Alain Sempé, Jean Goudier, Bernard Le Roux, Claude Villand |
| Costume design | Catherine Gorne-Achdjian, Muriel Baurens |
| Makeup | Muriel Baurens, Catherine Gorne-Achdjian |
| Hairstyling | Catherine Gorne-Achdjian, Muriel Baurens |
| Collection | Mayrig collection |
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