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Exodus

Exodus

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Status

Released

Release Date

Dec 15, 1960

Runtime

3h 27m

Genres

Drama, War

User Score

66%

Original Title

Exodus

Production Companies

Otto Preminger Films, United Artists, Carlyle-Alpina, S.A.

Director

Otto Preminger

Budget

$4,000,000

Revenue

$20,000,000

Description

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.