''The Armenian Genocide'' is a 2006 television documentary 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.
[Alessandra Stanley]
A PBS Documentary Makes Its Case for the Armenian Genocide, With or Without a Debate
''The New York Times'', April 17, 2006, ''Accessed April 17, 2006''
Produced in conjunction with
Oregon Public Broadcasting, it was written and directed by
Andrew Goldberg (who also directed ''
The Armenians: A Story of Survival'') and narrated by
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Ed Harris,
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Julianna Margulies,
Paul Rudd and
Natalie Portman.
See also
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Armenian genocide in culture Armenian genocide in culture includes the ways in which people have represented the Armenian genocide of 1915 in art, literature, music, and films. Furthermore, there are dozens of Armenian genocide memorials around the world. According to historian ...
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List of American films of 2006
This is a list of American films released in 2006.
Box office
The highest-grossing American films released in 2006, by domestic box office gross revenue, are as follows:
January–March
April–June
July–September
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Notes
External links
Armenian Genocide, Two Cats Productions
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2006 television films
2006 films
Armenian genocide films
American documentary television films
Documentary films about the Armenian genocide
2006 documentary films
Films directed by Andrew Goldberg
2000s English-language films
2000s American films
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