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.
Credits
The Armenian Genocide Cast
| Name |
Character |
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Paul Rudd
He was 37, now 55 years old
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as (voice) |
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Ed Harris
He was 55, now 73 years old
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as US Consul Leslie Davis (voice) |
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Natalie Portman
She was 24, now 42 years old
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as Aurora Mardiganian (voice) |
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Jared Leto
He was 34, now 52 years old
|
as (voice) |
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Orlando Bloom
He was 29, now 47 years old
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as Auguste Berneau (voice) |
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Julianna Margulies
She was 39, now 57 years old
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as Narrator |
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Laura Linney
She was 42, now 60 years old
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as Maria Jacobsen (voice) |
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Tom Mardirosian
He was 58, now 76 years old
|
as (voice) |
The Armenian Genocide Crew
