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Exodus

starring: Paul Newman, Eva Marie Saint, Ralph Richardson, Peter Lawford, Lee J. Cobb
directed by: Otto Preminger

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Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
EAN: 9780792853695
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD-Video, Letterboxed, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
ISBN: 0792853695
Label: MGM (Video & DVD)
Manufacturer: MGM (Video & DVD)
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: MGM (Video & DVD)
Region Code: 1
Release Date: October 15, 2002
Running Time: 208 minutes
Sales Rank: 4856
Studio: MGM (Video & DVD)
Theatrical Release Date: December 15, 1960



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Description:
Inspired by Leon Uris' international bestseller, this 'extraordinarily moving' (The New Republic) chronicle of the rebirth of a people and the establishment of a nation is the ultimate experience in human drama. Nominated* for three Academy Awards® and winner* for Best Score, Exodus is an 'exciting, dramatic, scenic, panoramic and deeply moving' (New York Daily News) masterpiece. Ari Ben Canaan (Paul Newman), a commander of the Israeli underground, manages to lead 600 Jews from the detention camps of Cyprus onto a large freighter bound for Palestine. But British forces soon learn of his plan and insist that he turn back. Undaunted, Ari and his passengers refuse to give up, risking their lives for the greater cause of Israeli independence.

Amazon.com essential video:
Otto Preminger's 1960 adaptation of Leon Uris's novel is a sprawling 220-minute tale of the founding of modern Israel, starring Paul Newman as a Resistance leader. The film works best as an example of Preminger's estimable skill with all levels of drama and action, but as a reflection upon history it is compromised by stereotypes, unpersuasive relationships, and a certain moral ambivalence about issues related to the subject. There are good and exciting sequences, however, particularly one involving an effort to break through a British blockade and get to the homeland. --Tom Keogh



Customer Reviews
Average Rating: out of 5 stars

Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - great take on history
Movie is long but it sure does give you a view of how poorly people were treated. It was great to ... Read More


Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - Exodus
Exodus is a perfect example of Paul Newman workmanship. He portrais his love for his cause and the ... Read More


Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - Timeless cinematic epic of Israel -- details here
What a fine film this is in every respect!

This is the historic story of the establishment ... Read More


Rating: 4 out of 5 stars - OTTO PREMINGER, OPUS 27
**** 1960. Based on Leon Uris's Exodus and produced and directed by Otto Preminger. One Academy award (Music) ... Read More


Rating: 4 out of 5 stars - Okay, but not up to book
This story is both long and complex. Unfortunately, it is too long and complex for one full-length movie. The ... Read More

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