Based on Leon Uris' sweeping novel, EXODUS is the epic saga of the founding of Israel in the days following World War II. Paul Newman stars as an Israeli resistance fighter, a member of the Hagannah, involved in the effort to bring a group of 600 European Jews from British-blockaded Cyprus into newly partitioned Palestine, right before the United Nations is to vote on making it a Jewish homeland. This classic war epic from director Otto Preminger enjoyed nominations for Best Supporting Actor and Best (Color) Cinematography at the 1961 Academy Awards, and won for best Musical Score.

Color by Technicolor; shot in 70mm, Super-Panavision, on location in Israel.

Approximate budget $3.5 to 4 million.

One of the first films to break the blacklist, by using Hollywood 10 writer Dalton Trumbo to write the screenplay. Trumbo also wrote the screenplay for "Spartacus," directed by Stanley Kubrick, the same year. Director/producer Otto Preminger and actor/producer Kirk Douglas were responsible for helping Hollywood break the infamous communist blacklist of the 1940s and 1950s.

DVD Features:

Region 1
Keep Case
Anamorphic Widescreen - 2.35
Single Side - Dual Layer
Audio:
Stereo Surround - English
Stereo Surround - French
Additional Release Material:
Trailers - 1. Original Theatrical Trailer

Paul Newman: Oscar-winning American actor, THE COLOR OF MONEY
Eva Marie Saint: American Actress
Lee J. Cobb: American actor, ON THE WATERFRONT, THE EXORCIST
Sal Mineo: American Actor, REBEL WITHOUT A CAUSE
Ralph Richardson: British Actor
John Derek: American Actor/Director/Cinematographer
Hugh Griffith: British Actor
Gregory Ratoff: Director/Actor
Felix Aylmer: British Actor
David Opatoshu: 
Jill Haworth: British Actress/"Exodus"
Alexandra Stewart: Canadian Actress
Martin Benson: Supporting Actor
Martin Miller: Character Actor

Otto Preminger: Director/Producer/Actor

Otto Preminger: Director/Producer/Actor

Dalton Trumbo: American Screenwriter/Hw 10

Ernest Gold: Composer

Dario Simoni: Set Decorator

Louis Loeffler: 

"...[A] thoughtful epic about Israel's birth..." -- Rating: A-
"...EXODUS holds up remarkably well, thanks to astute craftsmanship and a story that is unfolding still....EXODUS is an absorbing, potent work..."