Exodus
“The drama and the passion of one of the epic events of the twentieth century!”
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.
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Cast
34 people
Paul Newman
Ari Ben Canaan
Known for
Cars
The Sting
Eva Marie Saint
Kitty Fremont
Known for
North by Northwest
On the Waterfront
Ralph Richardson
Gen. Sutherland
Known for
Jesus of Nazareth
The Fallen Idol
Peter Lawford
Maj. Caldwell
Known for
Little Women
Ocean's Eleven
Lee J. Cobb
Barak Ben Canaan
Known for
12 Angry Men
The Exorcist
Sal Mineo
Dov Landau
Known for
Rebel Without a Cause
Escape from the Planet of the Apes
John Derek
Taha
Known for
The Ten Commandments
All the King's Men
Hugh Griffith
Mandria
Known for
Ben-Hur
The Canterbury Tales
Gregory Ratoff
Lakavitch
Known for
All About Eve
I'm No Angel
Felix Aylmer
Dr. Lieberman
Known for
Hamlet
The Mummy
David Opatoshu
Akiva Ben Canaan
Known for
Masada
Torn Curtain
Jill Haworth
Karen
Known for
Tower of Evil
In Harm's Way
Otto Preminger Director · Dalton Trumbo Screenplay Leon Uris Author
Worldwide gross $20M · Budget $4M · United States release December 15, 1960
Box office
Budget
$4,000,000
Worldwide gross
$20,000,000
Gross vs. budget
5.0×
Production
Otto Preminger Films
Production
United Artists
Production
Carlyle-Alpina, S.A.
Production
Carlyle Productions
Production
United Artists Pictures
Studio
United States · Israel
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
Netherlands · December 15, 1960
Theatrical
United States · December 15, 1960
Theatrical
Brazil
January 2, 1961 · Theatrical · mj.gov.br - 20TH Century Fox
France
May 17, 1961 · Theatrical
March 2, 2004 · Physical · DVD
January 18, 2012 · Physical · Blu-Ray
May 11, 2016 · Theatrical · Re-release
July 11, 2022 · Digital · VOD
Germany
October 5, 1961 · Theatrical
Ireland
December 22, 1961 · Theatrical
Italy
April 28, 1961 · Theatrical
Japan
July 14, 1961 · Theatrical
Romania
December 15, 1960 · Theatrical
South Korea
July 3, 1966 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
December 21, 1960 · Theatrical
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