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Exodus

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  • 3h 28m
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6.7/10
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"Exodus" (Saul Bass Poster) 1960 Columbia Pictures
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The State of Israel is created in 1948, resulting in war with its Arab neighbors.The State of Israel is created in 1948, resulting in war with its Arab neighbors.The State of Israel is created in 1948, resulting in war with its Arab neighbors.
IMDb RATING
6.7/10
9.9K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
4,876
364
  • Director
    • Otto Preminger
  • Writers
    • Dalton Trumbo(screenplay)
    • Leon Uris(novel)
  • Stars
    • Paul Newman
    • Eva Marie Saint
    • Ralph Richardson
Top credits
  • Director
    • Otto Preminger
  • Writers
    • Dalton Trumbo(screenplay)
    • Leon Uris(novel)
  • Stars
    • Paul Newman
    • Eva Marie Saint
    • Ralph Richardson
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    • 90User reviews
    • 31Critic reviews
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    • Won 1 Oscar
      • 5 wins & 7 nominations total

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    Exodus
    Trailer 2:48
    Exodus

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    "Exodus," Paul Newman. 1960 UA
    "Exodus," Paul Newman. 1960 UA
    "Exodus," P. Newman, O. Preminger, E.M. Saint, & L.J. Cobb. 1960 UA
    Jill Haworth in "Exodus" 1960 United Artists
    "Exodus" Sal Mineo 1960 United Artists
    "Exodus" Sal Mineo 1960 United Artists
    Hugh Griffith publicity photo for "Exodus," 1960.
    Exodus (1960)
    Exodus (1960)
    "Exodus" (Saul Bass Poster) 1960 Columbia Pictures
    Paul Newman, Eva Marie Saint, and Alexandra Stewart in Exodus (1960)
    Eva Marie Saint and Jill Haworth in Exodus (1960)

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    Paul Newman
    Paul Newman
    • Ari Ben Canaanas Ari Ben Canaan
    Eva Marie Saint
    Eva Marie Saint
    • Kitty Fremontas Kitty Fremont
    Ralph Richardson
    Ralph Richardson
    • Gen. Sutherlandas Gen. Sutherland
    Peter Lawford
    Peter Lawford
    • Maj. Caldwellas Maj. Caldwell
    Lee J. Cobb
    Lee J. Cobb
    • Barak Ben Canaanas Barak Ben Canaan
    Sal Mineo
    Sal Mineo
    • Dov Landauas Dov Landau
    John Derek
    John Derek
    • Tahaas Taha
    Hugh Griffith
    Hugh Griffith
    • Mandriaas Mandria
    Gregory Ratoff
    Gregory Ratoff
    • Lakavitchas Lakavitch
    Felix Aylmer
    Felix Aylmer
    • Dr. Liebermanas Dr. Lieberman
    David Opatoshu
    David Opatoshu
    • Akiva Ben Canaanas Akiva Ben Canaan
    Jill Haworth
    Jill Haworth
    • Karenas Karen
    Marius Goring
    Marius Goring
    • Von Storchas Von Storch
    Alexandra Stewart
    Alexandra Stewart
    • Jordana Ben Canaanas Jordana Ben Canaan
    Michael Wager
    • David Ben Amias David Ben Ami
    Martin Benson
    Martin Benson
    • Mordekaias Mordekai
    Paul Stevens
    Paul Stevens
    • Reubenas Reuben
    Betty Walker
    • Sarahas Sarah
    • Director
      • Otto Preminger
    • Writers
      • Dalton Trumbo(screenplay)
      • Leon Uris(novel)
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    • Trivia
      At the 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 Preminger, let my people go!" The incident quickly became a popular piece of Hollywood lore.
    • Goofs
      The film repeats a historical error contained in the original novel, when Karen tells Dov about how King Christian X of Denmark publicly wore a yellow Star of David in defiance of a Nazi order that all Danish Jews do so. In fact this incident never occurred - Danish Jews were never ordered to wear the yellow star.
    • Quotes

      Ari Ben Canaan: This is Taha, Mukhtar of Abu Yesha. And this is Karen, Secretary of the Rooms Committee, Bungalow 12, Gan Dafna. We have no Kadi to pray for Taha's soul. And we have no Rabbi to pray over Karen. Taha should have lived a long life, surrounded by his people and his sons. And death should have come to him... as an old friend offering the gift of sleep. It came, instead, as a maniac. And Karen, who loved her life, and who lived it as purely as a flame, why did God forget her? Why did she have to stumble upon death so young? And all alone? And in the dark? We of all people... should no longer be surprised when death reaches out to us. With the world's insanity and our own slaughtered millions, we should be used to senseless killing. But I am not used to it. I cannot and will not get used to it. I look at these two people, and I want to howl like a dog. I want to shout 'murder', so that the whole world will hear it and never forget it. It's right that these two people should lie side by side in this grave, because they will share it in peace. But the dead always share the earth in peace. And that's not enough. It's time for the living to have a turn. A few miles from here, there are people who are fighting and dying, and we must join them. But I swear, on the bodies of these two people, that the day will come when Arab and Jew will share, in a peaceful life, this land that they have always shared in death. Taha, old friend, and very dear brother. Karen, child of light, daughter of Israel. Shalom.

    • Crazy credits
      Opening credits shown over a background of flames.
    • Connections
      Featured in Chelovek ukhodit za ptitsami (1976)
    • Soundtracks
      Greensleeves
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      Traditional English air

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    Top review
    7/10
    Hard to View Today as it Was in 1960; Best Remembered Now for its Score
    Seeing "Exodus" early in the 21st century, one is robbed of the experience that moviegoers of the early 1960s would have had; it's impossible to see a movie about the birth of Israel now without the perspective of the Six-Day War of 1967, which changed the perception many non-Jews had of Israel. That, and the events that the Six-Day War led to, have eroded the moral assurance that many of the main characters of "Exodus" espouse about Israel and its founding, and would eventually lead to the moral quagmire found 45 years later in Steven Spielberg's "Munich." Today, "Munich" is much closer to the grayness of who is right or wrong in the modern-day Middle East than the black-and-white assumptions that drive the characters of "Exodus" in 1947 -- or its creators in 1960.

    And it's likewise much harder to accept Paul Newman in the role of a Jewish freedom fighter; though he was already a big star in 1960 (which was no doubt the reason that he was chosen for the part), one cannot evaluate his performance here without recalling all the other high points of his career that were still ahead of him -- "The Hustler," "Cool Hand Luke," "Hombre," and of course his two big triumphs with Robert Redford, as Butch and Sundance and in "The Sting" -- not to mention a career that kept humming even into the 1990s. He's hardly remembered for this role at all today, and though even he isn't in every scene in a sweeping epic like this, it's hard to look at the movie without remembering all that would come later.

    What stands out today more than Newman's performance, therefore, are the many secondary characters -- Sal Mineo as the tortured survivor of Auschwitz with secrets that lead him to the Irgun (and a performance that would earn him his second and last Oscar nomination); David Opatoshu as a Menachem Begin-like figure who believes violence is better than negotiation; and Jill Haworth, all of 15 at the time, and who would have a bevy of ingénue roles into the 1960s, but whose career would dribble out by the end of the next decade.

    In particular, this was a great role for Opatoshu, who is probably best remembered today for his many guest shots on television (like Newman, most that came after this, in everything from "Twilight Zone" and "Mission:Impossible" to "Star Trek" and "Hawaii Five-O"). Though he is recognizable for those roles, it's worth remembering that he came out of Yiddish Theater and was a controlled, subtle performer who rarely got the kind of meaty role that he had here -- and one that no doubt was important to him.

    So, while it's mainly remembered today for Ernest Gold's stirring theme music, "Exodus" is interesting as a window into a different time and a different way of thinking -- both about its subject matter and its main character . . . and the once and future star who played him.
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    • Release date
      • January 2, 1961 (Brazil)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Eksodüs
    • Filming locations
      • Jerusalem, Israel
    • Production company
      • Otto Preminger Films
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    • Budget
      • $4,000,000 (estimated)
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    • Runtime
      3 hours 28 minutes
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.20 : 1

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