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Exodus is a 1960 American epic historical drama film about the founding of the State of Israel. Produced and directed by Otto Preminger, the screenplay was adapted by Dalton Trumbo from the 1958 novel of the same name by Leon Uris.
The State of Israel is created in 1948, resulting in war with its Arab neighbors. Director. Otto Preminger. Writers. Dalton Trumbo. Leon Uris. Stars. Paul Newman. Eva Marie Saint.
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- Otto Preminger
- 1961-01-02
Based on the best-selling novel by Leon Uris, Exodus (1960) focuses on the birth of Israel after World War II. It follows Ari Ben Canaan, an Israeli resistance leader as he tries to help a group of 600 Jewish immigrants escape British-blocked Cypress for Palestine.
- Otto Preminger
- Paul Newman
Jan 9, 2024 · Leon Uris’s bestselling epic Exodus — and its hit movie adaptation starring Paul Newman — influenced generations of Americans, from the suburbs to the State Department.
- Marjorie Ingall
Mar 22, 2023 · Ari Ben, a rebel, obtained a cargo ship and smuggled 611 Jewish inmates to Palestine, under impossible circumstances. Based on Leon Uris' novel, this historical epic provides a dramatic backstory to the creation of the state of Israel in 1948, in the aftermath of World War II.
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- Sim Topas Digital Archive
Jun 13, 2024 · Exodus, American epic film, released in 1960, that was Otto Preminger’s big-budget adaptation of Leon Uris’s best seller about the founding of the modern state of Israel in 1948. The film opens in post-World War II Cyprus, where Jewish refugees have gathered after British forces prevented them from.
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Based on Leon Uris' novel, this historical epic provides a dramatic backstory to the creation of the state of Israel in 1948, in the aftermath of World War II.
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