Exodus (1960)

Director:

Otto Preminger

Writers:

Dalton Trumbo (screenplay)
Leon Uris (based on the novel by)

Release Date:

2 January 1961 (Brazil)

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 | Cyprus | Nurse

Awards:

Won Oscar. Another 3 wins & 7 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
Martin Benson	...	Mordekai
Paul Stevens	...	Reuben
Betty Walker	...	Sarah
Martin Miller	...	Dr. Odenheim
Victor Maddern	...	Sergeant
George Maharis	...	Yoav
John Crawford	...	Captain Hank Schlosberg
Shmuel Segal	...	Dov-Contact Proprietor (as Samuel Segal)
Dahn Ben Amotz	...	Uzi
Ralph Truman	...	Colonel
Peter Madden	...	Dr. Clement
Joseph Fürst	...	Avidan (as Joseph Furst)
Paul Stassino	...	Driver-guide on Cyprus
Michael Wynne	...	Man
Marc Burns	...	Lt. O'Hara
Esther Ofarim	...	Mrs. Hirschberg (as Esther Reichstadt)
Zipora Peled	...	Mrs. Frankel (as Zeporah Peled)
Philo Hauser	...	Novak
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Max Slater	...	Bit Part
Ya'ackov Banai	...	Bit Part (uncredited)
Larry Frisch	...	Bit Part (uncredited)
Robert Goodstein	...	Bit Part (uncredited)
Yossi Graber	...	Jake (uncredited)
Anna Maria Millo	...	Woman Onlooker (uncredited)
Amos Mokadi	...	Expert for Explosions (uncredited)
Hannah Norbert	...	Yetta (uncredited)
Geula Nuni	...	Bit Part (uncredited)
Abraham Ofarim	...	(uncredited)
Paul L. Smith	...	Jewish Prisoner Peretz Geffner (uncredited)
John Van Eyssen	...	Detective (uncredited)

Directed by
Otto Preminger

Writing credits
Dalton Trumbo		(screenplay)
Leon Uris		(based on the novel by)

Produced by
Otto Preminger	....	producer

Original Music by
Ernest Gold

Cinematography by
Sam Leavitt		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Louis R. Loeffler		(film editor)

Art Direction by
Richard Day

Makeup Department
George Lane	....	makeup
A.G. Scott	....	hairdresser

Production Management
Ilan Eldad	....	assistant production manager (as Ivan Lengyel)
Lionel Lober	....	assistant production manager
Eva Monley	....	production manager
Mati Raz	....	assistant production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Larry Frisch	....	assistant director
Gerry O'Hara	....	first assistant director
Otto Plaschkes	....	assistant director
Joel Silberg	....	assistant director (as Yoel Silberg)
Christopher Trumbo	....	assistant director
George P. Cosmatos	....	assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department
Arnon Adar	....	assistant art director
Peter Dukelow	....	construction manager
Robert Goodstein	....	property master
William Hutchinson	....	associate art director (as Bill Hutchinson)
Dario Simoni	....	set dresser
Saul Bass	....	poster designer (uncredited)
Garson Citron	....	title artist (uncredited)
June Shelley	....	assistant props (uncredited)

Sound Department
John Cox	....	sound
Paddy Cunningham	....	sound
Red Law	....	sound
Winston Ryder	....	sound effects editor (as Win Ryder)
Gordon Davie	....	assistant sound editor (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Cliff Richardson	....	special effects

Stunts
Ken Buckle	....	stunts (uncredited)
Jack Cooper	....	stunts (uncredited)
Joe Powell	....	stunts (uncredited)
Nosher Powell	....	stunts (uncredited)
John Sullivan	....	stunts (uncredited)
Ted White	....	stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
James Almond	....	electrical supervisor
Ernest Day	....	camera operator
Morris Rosen	....	key grip
Léo L. Fuchs	....	still photographer (uncredited)
Louis Goldman	....	still photographer (uncredited)
Gjon Mili	....	still photographer (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Hope Bryce	....	costume coordinator
Rudi Gernreich	....	clothes designer: Miss Saint
Joe King	....	wardrobe
Margo Slater	....	wardrobe
May Walding	....	wardrobe

Music Department
Leon Birnbaum	....	music editor
Gerard Schurmann	....	orchestrator (uncredited)
Lucie Svehlova	....	orchestra leader (Tadlow re-recording ) (uncredited)

Other crew
Saul Bass	....	title designer
Ilan Hartuv	....	technical advisor
Noreen Hipwell	....	production secretary
Angela Martelli	....	script supervisor
Simon R. Mitchneck	....	speech consultant
Otto Preminger	....	presenter
Anan Safadi	....	technical advisor
Martin C. Schute	....	general manager
Max Slater	....	assistant to producer
Fred Hift	....	publicist (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Carlyle Productions (as Carlyle-Alpina, S.A.)

Distributors

• United Artists (1960) (USA) (theatrical) (as United Artists Corporation)
• United Artists (1961) (France) (theatrical)
• United Artists (1961) (West Germany) (theatrical)
• American Broadcasting Company (ABC) (1965) (USA) (TV) (original airing) (pan/scan)
• Chapel Distribution (1997) (Australia) (theatrical)
• 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (Brazil) (DVD)
• Arthaus Filmverleih (2012) (Germany) (DVD)
• Audio Visual Enterprises (1987) (Greece) (VHS)
• MGM Home Entertainment (2004) (Germany) (DVD)
• MGM Home Entertainment (USA) (DVD)
• Warner Home Vídeo (Brazil) (VHS)

Also Known As:

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:

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

Filming Locations:

Acre, Israel

Company:

Carlyle Productions

Trivia:

Director Otto Preminger helped to end the stigma of the Hollywood blacklist by hiring Dalton Trumbo to adapt the screenplay for the film

Goofs:

Crew or equipment visible: There are many moments throughout the film where the shadows of the camera equipment can be seen.

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:

Ha-Tikva

Call Me Israel

Otto Preminger's presentation of Leon Uris' novel "Exodus" tried to evoke comparisons, in its trailer, to "Gone with the Wind" and "The Birth of a Nation". Those films overcome ideological flaws, and remain genuine, undeniable classics. Despite the starry cast and sweeping grandeur, "Exodus" fails to achieve its epic intentions. Mr. Preminger, coming off the superb "Anatomy of a Murder", gives it a long and dull direction. Paul Newman (as Ari Ben Canaan) and Eva Marie Saint (as Kitty Fremont) are quite unconvincing, in the leading roles. Still, there are some good characterizations, and nicely staged scenes.

The film offers two obvious, award-garnering career moves: Sal Mineo's masterful supporting performance, and Ernest Gold's beautiful musical score. Mr. Mineo (as Dov Landau) won a "Golden Globe" as "Best Supporting Actor"; and, arguably, he also deserved the year's "Academy Award". His subplot, played with pretty blonde newcomer Jill Haworth (as Karen Johansson), is far and away the most interesting story, thanks to Mineo's acting work. Mr. Gold's "Exodus" theme is also outstanding, selling well over a million copies of the Ferrante and Teicher version alone; it won not only an Oscar, but also a Grammy as 1960's "Song of the Year".

****** Exodus (12/15/60) Otto Preminger ~ Paul Newman, Eva Marie Saint, Sal Mineo