Exodus
November 25, 2008Exodus
Call Number: VHS00412
by Otto Preminger; Dalton Trumbo; Paul Newman; Eva Marie Saint; Ralph Richardson, Sir; Leon Uris; United Artists Corporation.; MGM/UA Home Video (Firm);
Format: VHS
Language: English
Publisher: Santa Monica, CA : MGM/UA Home Video, 1996.
Notes: Originally released in 1960 (218 mins.); Edition contains the original theatrical trailer; Based on the novel by Leon Uris; Nominated for three 1961 Academy Awards;
Summary: This film dramatizes part of the Israeli independence moment, dealing with various factions involved in the internecine struggle between the moderate Haganah and the radical terrorist Irgun Zvai Leumi. Interspersed throughout are segments showing the migration of European Jews to the new land, paying special attention to the ragged survivors of Nazi death camps on board the vessel Exodus, blockaded in a Cyprus harbor by British warships. The film also depicts the struggle of the Jews in Palestine to gain partition, then profiles the main characters after the partition, fighting to continue as the nation of Israel.
Also: Available on DVD (DVD00201)
OCLC #: 41623844
Added: November 25, 2008
This item is part of the Ralph H. Wolfe Collection
