Exodus

About Exodus

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 war film directed by Otto Preminger. It runs 208 minutes and was released in December 1960.

The film is filed under historical drama, israel, palestinian-israeli conflict, and propaganda. The film began as real events.

Paul Newman stars as Ari Ben Canaan, Eva Marie Saint as Kitty Fremont, Ralph Richardson as Gen. Sutherland, and Peter Lawford as Maj. Caldwell. The screenplay is by Dalton Trumbo.

Farha, All That's Left of You, and No Other Land make useful companions to Exodus, all filed under 1940s, ethnic cleansing, and palestine history. TMDB voters put it at 6.7 out of 10 across 239 votes.