The drama and the passion of one of the epic events of the twentieth century!
Ari Ben Canaan, a passionate member of the Jewish paramilitary group Haganah, attempts to transport 600 Jewish refugees on a dangerous voyage from Cyprus to Palestine on a ship named the Exodus. He faces obstruction from British forces, who will not grant the ship passage to its destination.
Exodus (1960) is a drama and war film directed by Otto Preminger, released on December 15, 1960 with a runtime of 3h 28m. It stars Paul Newman, Eva Marie Saint, Ralph Richardson and Peter Lawford. Viewers rate it 6.7 out of 10 across 239 ratings.
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Paul Newman
as Ari Ben Canaan
Eva Marie Saint
as Kitty Fremont
Ralph Richardson
as Gen. Sutherland
Peter Lawford
as Maj. Caldwell
Lee J. Cobb
as Barak Ben Canaan
Sal Mineo
as Dov Landau
John Derek
as Taha
Hugh Griffith
as Mandria
Gregory Ratoff
as Lakavitch
Felix Aylmer
as Dr. Lieberman
David Opatoshu
as Akiva Ben Canaan
Jill Haworth
as Karen
Directed by Otto Preminger, written by Leon Uris and Dalton Trumbo, produced by Otto Preminger.
Average viewer score of 6.7/10 from 239 ratings.
A want-to-be epic story that fails quite miserable. Excessively long and not well edited with tons of meaningless scenes and quite a bad positioning of the camera which outcomes in wrong lightning and shadows from the filming team. The best is its soundtrack, by far.
Reviewed on November 1, 2013
Despite having quite a formidable, international, cast - this is really a rather plodding history that's really only memorable because of the Ernest Gold score. The story all centres around a group of Jewish immigrants who are stuck in British-mandated territory and they want to get to Israel. Luckily for them, "Ari" (Paul Newman) is on hand and using a combination of British indifference, politics and guile…
Reviewed on June 17, 2023
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The main cast of Exodus (1960) includes Paul Newman, Eva Marie Saint, Ralph Richardson, Peter Lawford and Lee J. Cobb. The film was directed by Otto Preminger. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
Exodus was released on December 15, 1960 and runs for 3h 28m.
Exodus (1960) holds an average rating of 6.7 out of 10 from 239 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy drama and war films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
Yes. The official Exodus trailer is embedded in the trailer section of this page and plays instantly, no download or sign-up required.
