Exodus (1960)
Starring Paul Newman, Eva Marie Saint, Ralph Richardson
Directed by Otto Preminger
The theme is the founding of the state of Israel. The action begins on a ship filled with Jewish immigrants bound for Israel who are being off loaded on Cyprus. An Intelligence officer succeeds in getting them back on board their ship only to have the harbor blocked by the British with whom they must negotiate. The second part deals with declaring independence and the resulting warring.
Runtime: 208 min.
Rating: 6.6
DVD
Languages: English
Countries: Israel,United States of America
Genres: Action,History,War
Keywords: israel,jewry,middle east conflict,epic,1940s
Cast
Ari Ben Canaan
Kitty Fremont
Gen. Sutherland
Maj. Caldwell
Barak Ben Canaan
Dov Landau
Taha
Mandria
Lakavitch
Dr. Lieberman
Akiva Ben Canaan
Karen
Von Storch
Jordana Ben Canaan
David Ben Ami
Mordekai
Yoav
Dr. Odenheim
Reuben
Sarah
Sergeant
Capt. Hank Schlosberg
Dov Contact Proprietor (as Samuel Segal)
Uzi
Colonel
Dr. Clement
Avidan (as Joseph Furst)
Driver-Guide on Cyprus
Man
Lt. O'Hara (as Marc Burns)
Mrs. Hirschberg (as Esther Reichstadt)
Mrs. Frankel (as Zeporah Peled)
Novak