Alexandra Stewart, Anthony Johnson, Bernard Hill
The theme is the founding of the state of Israel. The action begins on a ship filled with Jewish immigrants bound for Israel who are being off loaded on Cyprus. An Intelligence officer succeeds in get...( read more
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DVD Release Date: October 15, 2002
Stats: 173 reviews
this four hour epic chronicles the lives of jews in palestine in the aftermath of WW2. this is a great film with some of the most philosophical and thought provoking diologue one could hope to find in the movies. complete with hunger strikes, political bombings, jail breaks and...( read more)
A very well produced and quite a fine film. The performances are good, particularly Sal Mineo, Eva Marie Saint and Paul Newman. The direction is a little heavy handed, not a typical trait of Otto Preminger. And of course it's biggest flaw is it's staggering length. It wasn't alwa...( read more)
If I want to watch a movie on the founding of a country I'll watch the History Channel. They'll at least be historically correct.
(1960 Director/Producer: Otto Preminger) Tale of the founding of modern Israel! Just saw this one for the first time! It was great for the year it was made.....a little slow perhaps...Eva Marie Saint as a nurse, Raph Richardson plays a significant role.
Exodus was a movie very unrated. Paul Newman played his part well as the Israili scene. It was a wonderful movie for its time. Eva Marie Saint and Newman set a good pace in ths one. Made in 1959, and premeiered in 1960. It stacked well in the competition...If you have not seen it, do go see it. I feel one of the greats of the 60's
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