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Call Number: DVD00201

by Dalton Trumbo; Otto Preminger; Paul Newman; Eva Marie Saint; Ralph Richardson, Sir; Peter Lawford; Lee J Cobb; Sal Mineo; John Derek; Hugh Griffith; Gregory Ratoff; Felix Aylmer; David Opatoshu; Jill Haworth; Ernest Gold; Leon Uris; United Artists Corporation.; MGM Home Entertainment Inc.;

Format: DVD

Language: English

Publisher: Santa Monica, CA : MGM Home Entertainment, ©2002.

Notes: Originally released in 1960 (208 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 VHS (VHS00412)

OCLC #: 50930027