Assignment Berlin

Name: Assignment Berlin
Genre: Drama
Released: 1982-02-19
Duration: 1 h 34 min
Rating: 4.9
Cast: Eddie Mekka, Val Avery, Roger Jackson

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4.9/10

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Drama

The young Soghomon Tehlirian stands trial in Berlin for his assassination of Talaat Pasha, a former leader of the Young Turks, who in 1915 were responsible for the systematic extermination o... Read allThe young Soghomon Tehlirian stands trial in Berlin for his assassination of Talaat Pasha, a former leader of the Young Turks, who in 1915 were responsible for the systematic extermination of 1.5 million Armenians in the Ottoman Empire.The young Soghomon Tehlirian stands trial in Berlin for his assassination of Talaat Pasha, a former leader of the Young Turks, who in 1915 were responsible for the systematic extermination of 1.5 million Armenians in the Ottoman Empire.

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4.9/10

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Trivia
Governer of Michigan William Milliken honored director Hrayr Toukhanian with an executive proclamation praising him for having shot the entire movie in Michigan. Scenes of Assignment Berlin (1982) were filmed in the old German sections of Detroit and its suburbs. The reenactment of Soghomon Tehlirian's trial was shot in the historic Masonic Temple. [Asbarez, Dec.2016]

Quotes
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Title Card: In 1915 the "Young Turk" Party of the Ottoman Empire, under the leadership of Talaat, Enver, and Djemal, methodically and systematically exterminated one and one-half million Armenians.
Title Card: "... the Turkish government began and ruthlessly carried out the infamous massacre and deportation of Armenians in Asia Minor. The clearance of the race from Asia Minor was about as complete as such an act, on a scale so great, could well be." - Sir Winston Churchill
Title Card: This film is based on an actual incident which took place in Berlin in 1921 when a young man assassinated the Ex-Grand Vezir, Talaat Pasha. The names of several individuals portrayed in the film have been changed to protect their privacy and this film.