| Exodus | |
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| Directed by | Otto Preminger |
| Produced by | Otto Preminger |
| Written by | Dalton Trumbo Leon Uris (novel) |
| Starring | Paul Newman Eva Marie Saint Ralph Richardson |
| Music by | Ernest Gold |
| Cinematography | Sam Leavitt, ASC |
| Editing by | Louis R. Otto Ludwig Preminger ( December 5[[ 906]]&ndash April 23[[ 986]] was an Austrian born Film director who moved from the theatre to Hollywood Otto Ludwig Preminger ( December 5[[ 906]]&ndash April 23[[ 986]] was an Austrian born Film director who moved from the theatre to Hollywood Dalton Trumbo ( December 9, 1905 &ndash September 10, 1976) was an American Screenwriter and Novelist, Leon Marcus Uris ( August 3 1924 - June 21 2003) was an American novelist, known for his historical fiction and the deep Paul Leonard Newman (January 26 1925 &ndash September 26 2008 was an Academy Award Eva Marie Saint (born July 4, 1924) is an Academy Award -winning American actress. Sir Ralph David Richardson ( 19 December 1902 &ndash 10 October 1983) was an English Actor, one of a group of theatrical Ernest Gold ( July 13, 1921 – March 17, 1999) born Ernst Gold, was an American award-winning composer Loeffler |
| Distributed by | United Artists MGM (DVD) |
| Release date(s) |  15 December 1960 |
| Running time | 208 min |
| Country | U.S.A. |
| Language | English |
| IMDb profile | |
Exodus is a 1960 epic war film made by Alpha and Carlyle Productions and distributed by United Artists. This article is about the film studio Previously it was affiliated with a cinema chain bearing its name now owned by Regal Entertainment Group. Events 533 - Byzantine general Belisarius defeats the Vandals, commanded by King Gelimer, at the Battle of Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the English is a West Germanic language originating in England and is the First language for most people in the United Kingdom, the United States The Epic is a genre of film which places emphasis on human drama on a grand scale War film is a Film genre concerned with Warfare usually about naval, air or land battles sometimes focusing instead on This article is about the film studio Previously it was affiliated with a cinema chain bearing its name now owned by Regal Entertainment Group. It was produced and directed by Otto Preminger from a screenplay by Dalton Trumbo from the novel, Exodus, by Leon Uris. Otto Ludwig Preminger ( December 5[[ 906]]&ndash April 23[[ 986]] was an Austrian born Film director who moved from the theatre to Hollywood Dalton Trumbo ( December 9, 1905 &ndash September 10, 1976) was an American Screenwriter and Novelist, Exodus by American Novelist Leon Uris is about the founding of the State of Israel. Leon Marcus Uris ( August 3 1924 - June 21 2003) was an American novelist, known for his historical fiction and the deep The Super Panavision 70 cinematography was by Sam Leavitt. Super Panavision 70 was the marketing brand name used to identify movies photographed with Panavision 70 mm spherical optics between 1959 and 1983 The music, including the frequently covered title theme, was written by Ernest Gold. Ernest Gold ( July 13, 1921 – March 17, 1999) born Ernst Gold, was an American award-winning composer
The film stars 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, Victor Maddern and George Maharis. Paul Leonard Newman (January 26 1925 &ndash September 26 2008 was an Academy Award Eva Marie Saint (born July 4, 1924) is an Academy Award -winning American actress. Sir Ralph David Richardson ( 19 December 1902 &ndash 10 October 1983) was an English Actor, one of a group of theatrical Peter Sydney Lawford (September 7 1923 &ndash December 24 1984 was an English-born American Actor, member of the " Rat Pack," and brother-in-law Lee J Cobb ( December 8, 1911 – February 11, 1976) was an American Actor. Salvatore "Sal" Mineo Jr ( January 10, 1939 – February 12, 1976) was a Golden Globe -winning American John Derek ( August 12, 1926 – May 22, 1998) was an American Actor, director and Photographer Hugh Emrys Griffith ( May 30, 1912 &ndash May 14, 1980) was a Welsh Film, stage and Television Actor Gregory Ratoff ( 20 April 1897 - 14 December 1960) was a Russian born American film director actor and producer Sir Felix Aylmer, OBE ( February 21, 1889 &ndash September 2, 1979) born Felix Edward Aylmer Jones, was a distinguished David Opatoshu ( January 30, 1918 &ndash April 30, 1996) was an American television actor with occasional roles in films Valerie Jill Haworth (born 15 August 1945) is a British actress Marius Goring CBE ( 23 May, 1912 - September 30, 1998) was an English stage and cinema Actor Victor Jack Maddern ( 16 March 1928 &mdash 22 June 1993 Hackney, Greater London) was an English actor George Maharis (born September 1, 1928 in Astoria, New York) is an American actor
Director Otto Preminger helped to end the stigma of the Hollywood blacklist by hiring Dalton Trumbo to adapt the screenplay for the film. Otto Ludwig Preminger ( December 5[[ 906]]&ndash April 23[[ 986]] was an Austrian born Film director who moved from the theatre to Hollywood Dalton Trumbo ( December 9, 1905 &ndash September 10, 1976) was an American Screenwriter and Novelist, The movie was shot entirely on location in Cyprus and Israel.
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Summary
The film is based on the events that happened on the ship Exodus in 1947 and dealing with the founding of the state of Israel around 1948. Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Israel topics. Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
Nurse Katherine (Kitty) Fremont (Eva Marie Saint) is an American volunteer nurse at the Karaolos detention camp in Cyprus, where thousands of Jews - Holocaust survivors - are being held, as they have no homeland to return to. Internment is the imprisonment or confinement of people commonly in large groups without trial Cyprus (Κύπρος transliterated: Kýpros,; Kıbrıs officially the Republic of Cyprus (Κυπριακή Δημοκρατία Kypriakī́ Dīmokratía PLEASE TAKE NOTE************ The Holocaust (from the Greek el ''ὁλόκαυστον'' (el-Latn holókauston holos, "completely" and kaustos, "burnt" also known as They sit in anticipation of the day they will be liberated. Ari Ben Canaan (Paul Newman), a Haganah rebel who previously was a Captain in the Jewish Brigade of the British Army in World War II, obtains a cargo ship and is able to smuggle 611 Jewish inmates out of the camp for an illegal voyage to Palestine before being found out by military authorities. Haganah ( Hebrew: "The Defense" ההגנה was a Jewish Paramilitary organization in what was then the British Mandate of Palestine World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including PLEASE TAKE NOTE************ Palestine is a name which has been widely used since Roman times to refer to the region between the Mediterranean Sea and the Jordan River. When the British discover that the refugees are in a ship in the harbor of Famagusta, they blockade the harbor. "Magusa" redirects here For the Moth Genus, see Magusa (moth. The refugees stage a hunger strike, during which the camp's doctor dies; then the British relent and allow the Exodus safe passage.
Meanwhile, Kitty has grown very fond of Karen Hansen (Jill Haworth), a young Danish-Jewish girl searching for her father, from whom she was separated during the war. The Kingdom of Denmark ( ˈd̥ænmɑɡ̊ (archaic ˈd̥anmɑːɡ̊ commonly known as Denmark, is a country in the Scandinavian region of northern Europe PLEASE TAKE NOTE************ She has taken up the Zionist cause, much to the chagrin of Kitty, who had hoped to take young Karen to America so that she can begin a new life there. History of Zionism|Timeline of Zionism|World Zionist Organization|Zionist political violence Zionism is an international political movement that originally supported the
Meanwhile, opposition to the partition of Palestine into Arab and Jewish states is heating up, and Karen's young beau Dov Landau (Sal Mineo) joins the Irgun, a radical Zionist underground network, led by Ari Ben Canaan's uncle Akiva (David Opatoshu). Palestine is a name which has been widely used since Roman times to refer to the region between the Mediterranean Sea and the Jordan River. The araB gene Promoter is a bacterial promoter activated by e L-arabinose binding PLEASE TAKE NOTE************ Irgun (ארגון shorthand for HaIrgun HaTzva'i HaLe'umi BeEretz Yisra'el, he הארגון הצבאי הלאומי בארץ ישראל "National Military Organization Because of his activities, Akiva has been disowned by Ari's father, Barak, who heads the mainstream Jewish Agency trying to create a Jewish state through political and diplomatic means. The Jewish Agency for Israel (Hebrew הסוכנות היהודית לארץ ישראל HaSochnut HaYehudit L'Eretz Yisra'el) also known as the Sochnut or JAFI He fears that the Irgun will damage his efforts, especially since the British have put a price on Akiva's head. When the bombing of the King David Hotel in an act of terrorism leads to dozens of fatalities, Akiva is arrested and sentenced to hang. The King David Hotel (he מלון המלך דוד is a 5-star hotel in Jerusalem, Israel. Meanwhile, Karen's father has been found, but he is suffering from clinical depression and does not recognize her. Karen has gone to live at Gan Dafna, the Jewish kibbutz near Mount Tabor at which Ari was raised. A kibbutz ( Hebrew: קיבוץ קִבּוּץ lit "gathering clustering" plural kibbutzim) is a collective community in Mount Tabor ( הר תבור, Greek:) is located in Lower Galilee, at the eastern end of the Jezreel Valley, 17 kilometres (11 mi west of the
Kitty and Ari have fallen in love, but Uncle Akiva's imprisonment is an obstacle, and Ari must devise a plan to free the prisoners.
Dov Landau, who had managed to elude the arresting soldiers, turns himself in so that he can use his knowledge of explosives to rig the Acre prison and plan an escape route. All goes according to plan; hundreds of prisoners, including Akiva, manage to escape. But Akiva is fatally shot by British soldiers while evading a roadblock set up to catch the escaped prisoners. Ari, who was driving, is badly wounded. He makes his way to Abu Yesha, an Arab village where his lifelong friend, Taha, is the mukhtar. Kitty is brought there and treats his wound.
An independent Israel is now in plain view, but Arab radicals commanded by the Grand Mufti of Jerusalem plot to attack Gan Dafna and kill its villagers. Ari receives prior warning of this attack from Taha, and he manages to get the chidren of the town out in a mass overnight escape. Karen, ecstatic over the prospect of a new nation, searches and finds Dov(who was patrolling outside the town) proclaims her love for him, and traveled back to Gan Dafna, only to be captured and killed by a wandering Arab radical. In the morning, Dov and a patrol group finds her lifeless body. That same day, the body of Taha is found hanging in his village killed by Arab extemists with a Star of David symbol carved on his body. Karen and Taha are buried together in one grave. At the Jewish burial ceremony, Ari swears on their bodies that someday, Jews and Arabs will live together and share the land in peace. The movie then ends with Ari and a Palmach contingent entering trucks and heading toward battle.
Cast
- Paul Newman - Ari Ben Canaan
- Eva Marie Saint - Kitty Fremont
- Ralph Richardson - Gen. Paul Leonard Newman (January 26 1925 &ndash September 26 2008 was an Academy Award Eva Marie Saint (born July 4, 1924) is an Academy Award -winning American actress. Sir Ralph David Richardson ( 19 December 1902 &ndash 10 October 1983) was an English Actor, one of a group of theatrical Sutherland
- Peter Lawford - Maj. Peter Sydney Lawford (September 7 1923 &ndash December 24 1984 was an English-born American Actor, member of the " Rat Pack," and brother-in-law Caldwell
- Lee J. Cobb - Barak Ben Canaan
- Sal Mineo - Dov Landau
- John Derek - Taha
- Hugh Griffith - Mandria
- Gregory Ratoff - Lakavitch
- Felix Aylmer - Dr. Lee J Cobb ( December 8, 1911 – February 11, 1976) was an American Actor. Salvatore "Sal" Mineo Jr ( January 10, 1939 – February 12, 1976) was a Golden Globe -winning American John Derek ( August 12, 1926 – May 22, 1998) was an American Actor, director and Photographer Hugh Emrys Griffith ( May 30, 1912 &ndash May 14, 1980) was a Welsh Film, stage and Television Actor Gregory Ratoff ( 20 April 1897 - 14 December 1960) was a Russian born American film director actor and producer Sir Felix Aylmer, OBE ( February 21, 1889 &ndash September 2, 1979) born Felix Edward Aylmer Jones, was a distinguished Lieberman
- David Opatoshu - Akiva Ben-Canaan
- Jill Haworth - Karen
- Marius Goring - Von Storch
- Michael Wager - David
- Paul Stevens - Reuben
- Victor Maddern - Sergeant
- George Maharis - Yoav
John Gielgud turned down the role of General Sutherland. David Opatoshu ( January 30, 1918 &ndash April 30, 1996) was an American television actor with occasional roles in films Valerie Jill Haworth (born 15 August 1945) is a British actress Marius Goring CBE ( 23 May, 1912 - September 30, 1998) was an English stage and cinema Actor Michael Wager (born Emanuel Weisgal 29 April 1925) is an American Actor. Paul Stevens (born 17 January 1921 in Los Angeles California - died 4 June 1986 in New York New York) was an American Victor Jack Maddern ( 16 March 1928 &mdash 22 June 1993 Hackney, Greater London) was an English actor George Maharis (born September 1, 1928 in Astoria, New York) is an American actor Sir Arthur John Gielgud, OM, CH ( 14 April, 1904 – 21 May 2000) known as Sir John Gielgud, was an
Awards and nominations
Academy Awards
Composer Ernest Gold won the Academy Award for Best Original Score at the 1960 Oscars. "The Oscar" redirects here for the film see The Oscar (film. Ernest Gold ( July 13, 1921 – March 17, 1999) born Ernst Gold, was an American award-winning composer "The Oscar" redirects here for the film see The Oscar (film. The Academy Award for Original Music Score is presented to the best substantial body of music in the form of dramatic underscoring written specifically The 33rd Academy Awards, honoring the best in film for 1960, were held on April 17, 1961 at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium in Santa Monica
The film was also nominated for Best Supporting Actor (Sal Mineo) and for Best Cinematography (Sam Leavitt). Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role is one of the Academy Awards of Merit presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts The Academy Award for Best Cinematography is an Academy Award awarded each year to a Cinematographer for work in one particular Motion picture.
Golden Globe
Sal Mineo won the Best Supporting Actor Award
Grammy Award
Ernest Gold won Best Soundtrack Album and Song of the Year at the Grammy Awards of 1961 for the soundtrack and theme to Exodus respectively. The Golden Globe Awards are American awards for motion pictures and Television programs given out each year during a formal dinner Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor — Motion Picture was first awarded by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association in 1944 for a performance in The Grammy Awards (originally called the Gramophone Awards)—or Grammys —are presented annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences The Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack Album for a Motion Picture Television or Other Visual Media has been awarded since 1960 The Song of the Year is one of the four most prestigious awards in the Grammy Awards ceremony, if not in all of the American music industry The third Grammy Awards were held in 1961. They recognized musical accomplishments by the performers for the year 1960. It is the only instrumental song to ever receive that award to date. Oddly, the first notes of the great dramatic theme are identical to the opening theme of a somewhat obscure orchestral piece by Quincy Porter, New England Episodes, premiered in 1958 in Washington, DC.
Soundtrack
The main theme from the film has been widely remixed and covered by many artists. Exodus is a soundtrack album by Ernest Gold with the Sinfonia of London from the 1961 film Exodus directed by Otto Preminger A version by Ferrante & Teicher went all the way to number 2 on the Billboard Singles Chart. Ferrante & Teicher were a duo of American piano players known for their light arrangements of familiar classical pieces movie soundtracks and show tunes Other versions were recorded by Mantovani, Peter Nero, Connie Francis, and the Duprees, who sang the theme with lyrics written by Pat Boone, Other artists (such as piano player Anthony Burger for the Homecoming titled "I Do Believe"), remixed by techno-crossover pianist Maksim, even being used as the sample for the T.I. song Bankhead, and the original version was used as theme song for professional wrestler "Mr. Perfect" Curt Hennig. Anthony John Burger ( June 5, 1961 – February 22, 2006) was an American Musician and Singer, most closely Clifford Joseph Harris Jr (born September 25 1980 better known by his Stage name T Curtis Michael "Curt" Hennig – February 10 2003 also known by the Ring name Mr Trey Spruance of the Secret Chiefs 3 rescored the theme for "surf band and orchestra" on the album 2004 Book of Horizons. Preston Lea Spruance III or "Trey Spruance" (born 1969 in Eureka California) is an American composer producer and musician This article is about a band called Secret Chiefs 3; for the use of the term in occultism see Secret Chiefs. Book of Horizons is the fourth studio Album by Secret Chiefs 3. Another professional wrestler, Bill Goldberg, used a version of the main theme as his entrance music while in WCW as a nod to his Jewish heritage. William Scott Goldberg 2 time United States Heavyweight Champion In early 1998 Goldberg defeated the likes of Brad Armstrong at SuperBrawl VIII Howard Stern uses it for comedic effect when discussing aspects of Jewish life. Howard Allan Stern (born January 12 1954 is an American radio host and Television personality.
Popular Culture
In "Talkin' John Birch Paranoid Blues" a Bob Dylan character says
To my knowledge there's just one man that's really and truly an American, that's George Lincoln Rockwell: I know for a fact he hates Commies 'cause he picketed the movie Exodus. Bob Dylan (born Robert Zimmerman, May 24 1941 in Duluth, Minnesota) is an American singer-songwriter author poet and painter who has been a major George Lincoln Rockwell ( March 9, 1918 – August 25, 1967) was a Navy Reserve Commander (aviation and founder of the American Nazi
Dylan performed this song in the early 60s, but it wasn't officially released until 1991's The Bootleg Series 1-3. The Bootleg Series Volumes 1–3 (Rare & Unreleased 1961–1991 is a compilation box set by Bob Dylan.
See also
External links
- Exodus at the Internet Movie Database
- Exodus at the TCM Movie Database
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