The American Ambassador

Based on a true story

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U.S. Ambassador Henry Morgenthau risks his job and his reputation by leaking memos to the New York Times and becoming the first whistleblower of the Armenian Genocide. (Based on "Ambassador Morgenthau's Story" by Henry Morgenthau)

Released: May 4, 2019

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Max Brumberg

Enver

Erin Flynn

Josephine Morgenthau

Peter Gray Lewis

Henry Morgenthau

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