Exodus

1960

3h 28m

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6.7/10

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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.

Directors

Otto Preminger

Writers

Dalton Trumbo(screenplay by)

Leon Uris(novel by)

Stars

Paul Newman

Eva Marie Saint

Ralph Richardson

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Ari Ben Canaan

Kitty Fremont

Gen. Sutherland

Maj. Caldwell

Barak Ben Canaan

Dov Landau

Taha

Mandria

Lakavitch

Dr. Lieberman

Akiva Ben Canaan

Karen

Von Storch

Jordana Ben Canaan

David Ben Ami

Mordekai

Reuben

Sarah

Directors

Otto Preminger

Writers

Dalton Trumbo(screenplay by)

Leon Uris(novel by)

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6/10

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 manages to get them onto a boat and on to their promised land. Thing is, once they get there and try to stand on their own two feet (collectively) they realise that they are quite literally surrounded by hostility. There's even the odd aspect of that from the factions within their own communities as their struggle for independence becomes as much one to survive. The history of this time is fascinating, especially as it's probably not a great deal less lively sixty years on, but the way this chronology unfolds is really wordy and pedestrian. It's clearly a bit of a labour of love for Otto Preminger, but that enthusiasm just isn't contagious as almost 3½ hours really does lumber along in a stop-start manner that makes it difficult to get involved with. The same s truly of the characterisations whom, aside from maybe Lee J. Cobb, don't really engage either. Pity, it's a subject with story well worth the telling - this just isn't really a film that's well worth the watching.

Geronimo196717 Jun, 2023