Movie
Exodus
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.
Details
- Release date
- 1960-12-15
- Runtime
- 208 min
- Genres
- Drama, War
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Otto Preminger Films, United Artists, Carlyle-Alpina, S.A.
- Country
- United States of America
- Original language
- EN
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
- John Derek as Taha
- Hugh Griffith as Mandria
- Gregory Ratoff as Lakavitch
- Felix Aylmer as Dr. Lieberman
- David Opatoshu as Akiva Ben Canaan
- Jill Haworth as Karen
Crew
- Otto Preminger - Director
- Dalton Trumbo - Screenplay
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