Exodus
24 Sheet poster for the 1960 epic historical drama film
Exodus, directed and produced by Otto Preminger. The film is based on the 1958 novel by Leon Uris and tells a fictionalized account of the founding of the modern State of Israel in 1948 in the aftermath of World War II.
Key Details
Plot The story follows Ari Ben Canaan (Paul Newman), a passionate member of the Jewish paramilitary group Haganah, who attempts to smuggle 600 Jewish refugees and Holocaust survivors from a British internment camp in Cyprus to Palestine aboard a cargo ship named the Exodus. The film explores the political turmoil, the struggle for independence, and the conflicts between Jewish factions and Arab communities leading up to the 1947 U.N. Partition Plan for Palestine.
Cast The ensemble cast features Paul Newman, Eva Marie Saint, Ralph Richardson, Peter Lawford, Lee J. Cobb, Sal Mineo, John Derek, Hugh Griffith, and Jill Haworth.
Significance The film is widely credited with helping to end the Hollywood blacklist, as director Otto Preminger openly hired blacklisted screenwriter Dalton Trumbo to write the script under his own name. Ernest Gold's musical score for the film won an Academy Award.
Poster Design The distinctive poster artwork, featuring a graphic silhouette of hands reaching up from a flame to a raised fist, was designed by Saul Bass.
Exodus, directed and produced by Otto Preminger. The film is based on the 1958 novel by Leon Uris and tells a fictionalized account of the founding of the modern State of Israel in 1948 in the aftermath of World War II.
Key Details
Plot The story follows Ari Ben Canaan (Paul Newman), a passionate member of the Jewish paramilitary group Haganah, who attempts to smuggle 600 Jewish refugees and Holocaust survivors from a British internment camp in Cyprus to Palestine aboard a cargo ship named the Exodus. The film explores the political turmoil, the struggle for independence, and the conflicts between Jewish factions and Arab communities leading up to the 1947 U.N. Partition Plan for Palestine.
Cast The ensemble cast features Paul Newman, Eva Marie Saint, Ralph Richardson, Peter Lawford, Lee J. Cobb, Sal Mineo, John Derek, Hugh Griffith, and Jill Haworth.
Significance The film is widely credited with helping to end the Hollywood blacklist, as director Otto Preminger openly hired blacklisted screenwriter Dalton Trumbo to write the script under his own name. Ernest Gold's musical score for the film won an Academy Award.
Poster Design The distinctive poster artwork, featuring a graphic silhouette of hands reaching up from a flame to a raised fist, was designed by Saul Bass.
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