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Exodus (1960) 6.8
Following WW2, Israel is struggling to become an independent state and to secure its borders with its Arab neighbors. Director:Otto Preminger |
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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 getting them back on board their ship only to have the harbor blocked by the British with whom they must negotiate. The second part of the film is about the situation in Israel as independence is declared and most of their neighbors attack them. Written by John Vogel <jlvogel@comcast.net>
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The drama and the passion of one of the epic events of the twentieth century !Parents Guide:
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Country:
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EnglishRelease Date:
2 January 1961 (Brazil) See more »Also Known As:
Éxodo See more »Box Office
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$4,000,000 (estimated)Company Credits
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Cypriot guide: The island of Cyprus, madame. World famous for beauty, and long, tragic history. Been conquered many times, conquered by Phoenicians, Assyrians, Persians, Macedonians; also conquered by Greeks, Romans, Byzantines, Turks. Purchased from Turkey by your esteemed self, the British Empire. All Cyprus most wanted the British.
Kitty Fremont: [correcting him] I'm an American.
Cypriot guide: Fond of Americans, also; we Cypriots are fond of everybody.
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(1830-31) (uncredited)
Music by Frédéric Chopin
Background music as Sutherland arranges for Mrs. Fremont to meet Carol
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The film cast includes three Oscar winners: Paul Newman, Eva Marie Saint, Hugh Griffith and three Oscar nominees: Sal Mineo, Lee J. Cobb and Ralph Richardson. See more »Goofs
At the end of the movie, the people from "Gan Dafna" kibbutz are supposed to be leaving to fight the invading Arabs. As the line of trucks departs, it is revealed that the backs of the trucks are empty. See more »Quotes
[first lines]Cypriot guide: The island of Cyprus, madame. World famous for beauty, and long, tragic history. Been conquered many times, conquered by Phoenicians, Assyrians, Persians, Macedonians; also conquered by Greeks, Romans, Byzantines, Turks. Purchased from Turkey by your esteemed self, the British Empire. All Cyprus most wanted the British.
Kitty Fremont: [correcting him] I'm an American.
Cypriot guide: Fond of Americans, also; we Cypriots are fond of everybody.
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Opening credits shown over a background of flames. See more »Soundtracks
Nocturne Op. 9 No. 2 in E flat major(1830-31) (uncredited)
Music by Frédéric Chopin
Background music as Sutherland arranges for Mrs. Fremont to meet Carol
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The film version of Leon Uris' Exodus was intentionally scripted for an American audience unfamiliar with Holocaust and Jewish themes. In fact, the film harps on major character Kitty's discomfort just being around Jews. Exodus is a 1960's Hollywood version of the creation of the modern State of Israel "for dummies", and in this it succeeds. While not having any religious Jewish content whatsoever, the film discuss themes of Jewish identity after the Holocaust, the plight of Jewish refugees under the British, the internal struggle of the Haganah versus the militant Irgun, and major historical incidents in the War for Independence 1948. While inaccurate about the actual Exodus ship incident, the film was a milestone in American Jewish cinema and identity. To this day, the film's music remains a mainstay in Jewish American homes.