Exodus
The drama and the passion of one of the epic events of the twentieth century!
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.
Fun facts
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Awards
Won the Oscar for Best Original Dramatic or Comedy Score (1961)
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Nominations
2 award nominations, including the Oscar for Best Cinematography, Color (1961)
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Box office
Grossed $20M worldwide, about 5.0 times its $4M budget
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Based on
Based on Exodus
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Setting
Set in Cyprus, Mandatory Palestine, Haifa and Acre Prison
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Music
Music by Ernest Gold
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Cinematography
Cinematography by Sam Leavitt
Details
- Director
- Writers
- Dalton TrumboScreenplay
- Leon UrisNovel
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- December 15, 1960
- Original language
- English
- Budget
- $4M
- Revenue
- $20M
- Countries
- United States of America
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In the United States
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Cast
Paul NewmanAri Ben Canaan
Eva Marie SaintKitty Fremont
Ralph RichardsonGen. Sutherland
Peter LawfordMaj. Caldwell
Lee J. CobbBarak Ben Canaan
Sal MineoDov Landau
John DerekTaha
Hugh GriffithMandria
Gregory RatoffLakavitch
Felix AylmerDr. Lieberman
David OpatoshuAkiva Ben Canaan
Jill HaworthKaren
Marius GoringVon Storch
Alexandra StewartJordana Ben Canaan- Michael WagerDavid Ben Ami
Martin BensonMordekai
Paul StevensReuben- Betty WalkerSarah
Martin MillerDr. Odenheim
Victor MaddernSergeant
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