Exodus
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3hrs
27mins
Directed by
Otto Preminger,
Starring
Paul Newman,
Eva Marie Saint,
Ralph Richardson,
Peter Lawford
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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.