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Exodus

1960 Film Synopsis & Plot Summary

6.7/10

Rating

208 min

Runtime

1960

Release Year

Otto Preminger

Director

Cast

Paul Newman, Eva Marie Saint, Ralph Richardson, Peter Lawford, Lee J. Cobb

Quick Synopsis

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.

Full Plot Summary of Exodus

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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