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Rating: 6 stars

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Exodus (1960)

Directed by Otto Preminger

Drama | History

Overview

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.

Rated NR | Length 207 minutes

Actors

Paul Newman | Eva Marie Saint | Ralph Richardson | Peter Lawford | Lee J. Cobb | Sal Mineo | John Derek | Hugh Griffith | Gregory Ratoff | Felix Aylmer | David Opatoshu | Jill Haworth | Marius Goring | Alexandra Stewart | Michael Wager | Martin Benson | Paul Stevens | Betty Walker | Martin Miller | Victor Maddern | George Maharis | John Crawford | Shmuel Segal | Dahn Ben Amotz | Ralph Truman | Peter Madden | Joseph Fürst | Paul Stassino | Michael Wynne | Mark Burns | Esther Ofarim | Zipora Peled | Philo Hauser | Clinton Greyn

Viewing History (seen 1 time)

Viewing Notes

I thought this was an okay epic, somewhat dull.  It is soooo long; I’m sure it could have been edited down.  However, it is nice to look at with its widescreen on-location cinematography.  The music is nice, too.

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