EXODUS
Paul Newman, Eva Marie Saint, Ralph Richardson
MGM/UA; Directed by Otto Preminger
Not Rated; 207 minutes; 1960
The epic struggle for rebirth of a people and a nation is brought to the screen by director Otto Preminger. Adapted from Leon Uris' best-selling novel, EXODUS recounts those turbulent months of 1947 surrounding the creation of the state of Israel. Paul Newman is the Israeli resistance leader whose heroic determination, along with that of many others, helps realize a centuries-old dream.