EXODUS
"EXODUS" --- (1960) ---
SYNOPSIS: "Based on Leon Uris' novel, this historical epic provides a dramatic backstory to the creation of the state of Israel in 1948, in the aftermath of World War II. 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."
STARRING: Paul Newman, Eva Marie Saint, Lee J. Cobb, Sal Mineo, Ralph Richardson and Jill Haworth.
SCREENPLAY: Dalton Trumbo; Based on Exodus by Leon Uris.
DIRECTOR: Otto Preminger
AWARDS & OTHER HONORS:
It was nominated for three (3) Academy Awards and won one (1) for:
"Best Music Score of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture"
It was nominated for nine (9) additional awards, by various entities, and won six (6) of them.
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