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15 December 1960 (USA) morePlot:
The theme is the founding of the state of Israel. The action begins on a ship filled with Jewish immigrants... more | full synopsisAwards:
Won Oscar. Another 3 wins & 6 nominations moreNewsDesk:
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This Week On DVD and Blu-ray: September 22, 2009 (From Rope Of Silicon. 22 September 2009, 12:19 AM, PDT)
Mm@M: Joan Crawford, Caterpillar Woman
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Exodus Succeeds In Its Mission more (55 total)Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| 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 |
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View content advisory for parentsRuntime:
208 minCountry:
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2.20 : 1 moreCertification:
Iceland:12 | West Germany:12 (f) | USA:Approved ( certificate #19611) | Australia:PG | Finland:K-16 | Spain:18 | Sweden:15 | UK:PGFun Stuff
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Director Otto Preminger helped to end the stigma of the Hollywood blacklist by hiring Dalton Trumbo to adapt the screenplay for the film moreGoofs:
Revealing mistakes: Shortly before escaping from prison, two of the main characters are playing a game of chess. The chessboard is set up the wrong way, as is clearly seen when the guard takes it away. Each player should have a white square on his right hand, not a black one. moreQuotes:
[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.
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The film version of Leon Uris' Exodus was intentionally scripted for an American audience unfamiliar with Holocaust and Jewish themes. In fact, the film harps on major character Kitty's discomfort just being around Jews. Exodus is a 1960's Hollywood version of the creation of the modern State of Israel "for dummies", and in this it succeeds. While not having any religious Jewish content whatsoever, the film discuss themes of Jewish identity after the Holocaust, the plight of Jewish refugees under the British, the internal struggle of the Haganah versus the militant Irgun, and major historical incidents in the War for Independence 1948. While inaccurate about the actual Exodus ship incident, the film was a milestone in American Jewish cinema and identity. To this day, the film's music remains a mainstay in Jewish American homes.