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Exodus

1960Movie3 h 28 min

67

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67

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Summary

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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Date night
Friends night
Teens

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Makes you care deeply.
Breaks your heart.
Draws you into power games.
Keeps you on edge.
Pulls you in.

Not for laughs, warmth or comfort.

The whole fingerprint· the print and its 12 scales

At a glance

Critics vs audiences
Critics and audiences agree
Critics 68Audiences 69GoodWatch 68
Metascore70
Tomatometer65%
User score7.3
Audience score69%
IMDb6.7
Letterboxd · 6 K ratings3.2/5
Box office
5.0×its budget
Budget
$4 M
Worldwide
$20 M
Worldwide it earned $16 M more than it cost.
Running time
3 h 28 min
Longer than 9 in 10 dramas, +99 min on the typical 109
typical 109208
Half of all dramas run 98–125 min.
Reach
Streams in 20 countries, rent or buy in 8 more
+10
Released
1960
December 15, 1960
66 years ago
Genres
DramaWar
Language
English
Original language
Made in
United States
Rated
No age rating yet.
What's in it
ViolenceModerate
Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
Frightening scenesLittle or none
Sex, nudityLittle or none
Dark themesStrong
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsDate NightFriends NightPartner WatchSolo WatchTeensBinge-FriendlyThought-Provoking
Not listed for kids or family movie night.
24 of 34
Directing · 2
Otto Preminger Director, Producer
Angela Martelli Script Supervisor
Writing · 2
Dalton Trumbo Screenplay
Leon Uris Novel
Production · 1
Noreen Hipwell Production Secretary
Camera · 2
Sam Leavitt Director of Photography
Ernest Day Camera Operator
Editing · 1
Louis R. Loeffler Editor
Sound · 3
Ernest Gold Original Music Composer
Winston Ryder Sound Effects Editor
Leon Birnbaum Music Editor
Art · 1
Richard Day Art Direction
Costume & Make-Up · 2
A. G. Scott Hairstylist
George Lane Makeup Artist
Other crew · 1
Cliff Richardson Special Effects

Tropes

Your Normal Is Our Tabooin 85 titlesKitty in the novel is more than a little shocked by the somewhat relaxed attitude toward sex demonstrated by Ari and Jordana.Omniglotin 249 titlesMost of the main characters, but justified by their backgrounds. Ari is mentioned as fluent in English, French, German, and Arabic in addition to his native Hebrew.All 57 tropes

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