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Exodus

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1960 film directed by Otto Preminger

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Exodus is a 1960 American war, drama, and action film directed by Otto Preminger, who also produced the work. The screenplay was written by Dalton Trumbo, based on the work by Leon Uris. The cast includes Paul Newman, Eva Marie Saint, Ralph Richardson, and Peter Lawford. Ernest Gold composed the music, with Sam Leavitt serving as director of photography and Louis R. Loeffler as film editor. Richard Day was the production designer.

The film has a runtime of 208 minutes and is set in Cyprus, primarily on a ship. It was distributed by United Artists and Netflix via video on demand. The movie was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. It has a vote average of 6.678 on TMDb and a rating of 6.7 on IMDb. The production budget was 4,000,000, and the revenue reached 20,000,000.

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Film · TMDB

6.7

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.

Released: 1960-12-15208 minDir: Otto PremingerDrama, WarBudget: $4.0MBox office: $20.0M

Cast

  • Paul Newman as Ari Ben Canaan
  • Eva Marie Saint as Kitty Fremont
  • Ralph Richardson as Gen. Sutherland
  • Peter Lawford as Maj. Caldwell
  • Lee J. Cobb as Barak Ben Canaan
  • Sal Mineo as Dov Landau

Themes

  • israel
  • palestinian-israeli conflict
  • jewry
  • based on true story
  • historical drama
  • 1940s

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Ratings

IMDb

6.7/10

12,843 votes

Year
1960
Runtime
208 min
Genres
Action, Drama, War

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
film
Country of origin
United States
Original language
English language
Based on
Exodus
Screenwriter
Dalton Trumbo
Composer
Ernest Gold
Cinematographer
Sam Leavitt
Narrative location
Cyprus
Duration
208
FilmAffinity ID
732294
Distribution format
video on demand
Image
Exodus poster.jpg
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publication date
1960-12-15
title
Exodus
Commons category
Exodus (1960 film)
production designer
Richard Day
after a work by
Leon Uris
distributed by
Netflix
assessment
Bechdel test
set in environment
ship
review score
65%
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