The Armenian Genocide

The Armenian Genocide

54 mins | Documentary, History | April 17, 2006

The Armenian Genocide is a 2006 television documentary is a film exploring the Ottoman Empire killings of more than one million Armenians during World War I. The documentary was broadcast by most 348 PBS affiliate stations on April 17, 2006. Because of the controversial nature of the subject in Turkey, PBS attempted to give both sides a voice and produced a four expert panel discussion to be aired immediately afterwards. However, due to an intense lobbying effort by Armenian groups and some members of Congress, the follow-up panel discussion was cancelled on a third of those stations broadcasting the documentary over concerns of offending human rights groups and the descendants of Armenian Genocide survivors. Produced in conjunction with Oregon Public Broadcasting, it was written and directed by Andrew Goldberg and narrated by Hollywood celebrities Orlando Bloom, Ed Harris, Laura Linney, Jared Leto, Julianna Margulies and Natalie Portman.

The Armenian Genocide

54 mins | Documentary, History | April 17, 2006

The Armenian Genocide
The Armenian Genocide is a 2006 television documentary is a film exploring the Ottoman Empire killings of more than one million Armenians during World War I. The documentary was broadcast by most 348 PBS affiliate stations on April 17, 2006. Because of the controversial nature of the subject in Turkey, PBS attempted to give both sides a voice and produced a four expert panel discussion to be aired immediately afterwards. However, due to an intense lobbying effort by Armenian groups and some members of Congress, the follow-up panel discussion was cancelled on a third of those stations broadcasting the documentary over concerns of offending human rights groups and the descendants of Armenian Genocide survivors. Produced in conjunction with Oregon Public Broadcasting, it was written and directed by Andrew Goldberg and narrated by Hollywood celebrities Orlando Bloom, Ed Harris, Laura Linney, Jared Leto, Julianna Margulies and Natalie Portman.
IMDb rating 4.5
Producers
Original title The Armenian Genocide
Directors Andrew Goldberg
Writers Andrew Goldberg

Cast

Julianna Margulies

as Narrator

Ron Suny

as Himself

Peter Balakian

as Himself

Elizabeth Frierson

as Herself

Vahakn Dadrian

as Himself

Taner Akçam

as Himself

Orlando Bloom

as Auguste Berneau (voice)

Ed Harris

as US Consul Leslie Davis (voice)

Jared Leto

as (voice)

Laura Linney

as Maria Jacobsen (voice)

Tom Mardirosian

as (voice)

Natalie Portman

as Aurora Mardiganian (voice)

Paul Rudd

as (voice)

Nick Zelletz

as Turkish Strength Society