Exodus (1960)

Director:

Otto Preminger

Writers:

Dalton Trumbo (screenplay)
Leon Uris (novel)

Release Date:

15 December 1960 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Drama | History | War

Plot:

The theme is the founding of the state of Israel. The action begins on a ship filled with Jewish immigrants...

Plot Keywords:

Jewish | Israel | Arab | Nurse | Cyprus

Awards:

Won Oscar. Another 3 wins & 6 nominations

Cast

Paul Newman	...	Ari Ben Canaan
Eva Marie Saint	...	Kitty Fremont
Ralph Richardson	...	Gen. Sutherland
Peter Lawford	...	Maj. Caldwell
Lee J. Cobb	...	Barak Ben Canaan
Sal Mineo	...	Dov Landau
John Derek	...	Taha
Hugh Griffith	...	Mandria
Gregory Ratoff	...	Lakavitch
Felix Aylmer	...	Dr. Lieberman
David Opatoshu	...	Akiva Ben Canaan
Jill Haworth	...	Karen
Marius Goring	...	Von Storch
Alexandra Stewart	...	Jordana Ben Canaan
Michael Wager	...	David Ben Ami

Runtime:

208 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.20 : 1

Sound Mix:

4-Track Stereo (35 mm prints) | 70 mm 6-Track (Westrex Recording System) (70 mm prints)

Certification:

Iceland:12 | West Germany:12 (f) | USA:Approved ( certificate #19611) | Australia:PG | Finland:K-16 | Spain:18 | Sweden:15 | UK:PG

Filming Locations:

Acre, Israel

Company:

Otto Preminger Films

Trivia:

At the film's premiere, as the movie neared its third hour with the end not yet in sight, comedian Mort Sahl stood up from his seat in the packed theater and shouted, "Otto, let my people go!" The incident quickly became a popular piece of Hollywood lore.

Goofs:

Factual errors: After the operation on Ari Ben Canaan, his heart stops. Kitty withdraws medicine with a syringe and then pushes on the plunger to remove air in the syringe. During the insertion of the syringe, her hands are moving around too much not to cause damage to the heart. Then she pulls back on the plunger before pushing on it to inject the medicine. This is not proper procedure.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Cypriot guide: The island of Cyprus, madame. World famous for beauty, and long, tragic history. Been conquered many times, conquered by Phoenicians, Assyrians, Persians, Macedonians; also conquered by Greeks, Romans, Byzantines, Turks. Purchased from Turkey by your esteemed self, the British Empire. All Cyprus most wanted the British.
Kitty Fremont: [correcting him] I'm an American.
Cypriot guide: Fond of Americans, also; we Cypriots are fond of everybody.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "The Sopranos: Remember When (#6.15)" (2007)

Soundtrack:

Greensleeves

A must see now more than ever

Paul Newman leads a terrific cast in a very moving and important movie, one which should be revisited by all who lack a feel for what that region of the world is REALLY like. It is a timeless movie that is not shown very often and should be shown regularly.