Archive of films Exodus / Exodus

USA
1960, 208 min

Section: Tribute to Otto Preminger
Year: 2016

Based on the novel of the same name by Leon Uris, this renowned cinematic epic investigates the controversial circumstances of the creation of the State of Israel by means of a viewer-friendly and critically-respected mix of poignant emotion, stirring action, high politics, and an enticing account of fundamental historical moments in the 20th century.


Synopsis

“He knew how to keep the story moving and how to balance all its elements” – the words of Dalton Trumbo complimenting Otto Preminger, who chose the renowned screenwriter to adapt the best-selling novel Exodus for the screen. Today the well-known epic motion picture, detailing the creation of the State of Israel, gradually unfolds before the viewer along three storylines: the harrowing odyssey of the attempt by 600 Jews to reach Palestine from British occupied Cyprus after the Second World War, then the armed conflict between Jews and the British preceding the partition of Palestine in November 1947, and finally the clashes between settled Jews and Arabs refusing to submit to the UN resolution. As usual, Preminger is an exhilarating storyteller, boosting the impact of the powerful spectacle by filming on location with a generous budget and the assistance of top-tier actors from the ranks of talented beginners and experienced stars (Paul Newman, Eva Marie Saint, and, above all, Sal Mineo as the former Sonderkommando who joins the radical Zionist resistance group Irgun). The script tones down the novel’s marked anti-British, anti-Arab stance, and, as Preminger noted: “It also avoids propaganda.… I did not let myself be swayed by either side.”

Karel Och

Contacts

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About the film

Color, DCP

Section: Tribute to Otto Preminger
   
Director: Otto Preminger
Screenplay: Dalton Trumbo podle románu / based on the novel by Leon Uris
Dir. of Photography: Sam Leavitt
Music: Ernest Gold
Editor: Louis R. Loeffler
Art Director: Richard Day
Producer: Otto Preminger
Production: Carlyle Productions
Cast: Paul Newman, Eva Marie Saint, Ralph Richardson, Peter Lawford, Sal Mineo, Lee J. Cobb
Sales: Park Circus Group
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