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Exodus

Exodus

The drama and the passion of one of the epic events of the twentieth century!

19606.73h 28m

Overview

Ari Ben Canaan, a passionate member of the Jewish paramilitary group Haganah, attempts to transport 600 Jewish refugees on a dangerous voyage from Cyprus to Palestine on a ship named the Exodus. He faces obstruction from British forces, who will not grant the ship passage to its destination.

Directed by Otto Preminger
Written by Leon Uris, Dalton Trumbo
Produced by Otto Preminger
Box OfficeBudget: $4.0MRevenue: $20.0M

Top Cast

Paul Newman

Paul Newman

Ari Ben Canaan

Eva Marie Saint

Eva Marie Saint

Kitty Fremont

Ralph Richardson

Ralph Richardson

Gen. Sutherland

Peter Lawford

Peter Lawford

Maj. Caldwell

Lee J. Cobb

Lee J. Cobb

Barak Ben Canaan

Sal Mineo

Sal Mineo

Dov Landau

John Derek

John Derek

Taha

Hugh Griffith

Hugh Griffith

Mandria

Gregory Ratoff

Gregory Ratoff

Lakavitch

Felix Aylmer

Felix Aylmer

Dr. Lieberman

Themes & Keywords

israelpalestinian-israeli conflictjewrybased on true storyhistorical drama1940ssuper panavision 70

About Exodus

Exodus is a drama, war film released in 1960 exploring themes of israel, palestinian-israeli conflict, jewry, based on true story, historical drama, 1940s. Directed by Otto Preminger, it stars Paul Newman, Eva Marie Saint, Ralph Richardson. Ari Ben Canaan, a passionate member of the Jewish paramilitary group Haganah, attempts to transport 600 Jewish refugees on a dangerous voyage from Cyprus to Palestine on a ship named the Exodus. He faces obstruction from British forces, who will not grant the ship passage to its destination.

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