Exodus (1960 film)

Exodus is a 1960 epic war film made by Alpha and Carlyle Productions and distributed by United Artists . It was produced and directed by Otto Preminger from a screenplay by Dalton Trumbo from the 1958 novel, Exodus , by Leon Uris . The Super Panavision 70 cinematography was by Sam Leavitt. The music , including the frequently covered title theme, was written by Ernest Gold . Director Otto Preminger helped to end the stigma of the Hollywood blacklist by hiring Dalton Trumbo to adapt the screenplay for the film. The movie was shot entirely on location in Cyprus and Israel . Trumbo to do the screenplay ... : Unknown parameter |curly= ignored ( help )

Exodus is a 1960 epic war film made by Alpha and Carlyle Productions and distributed by United Artists . Produced and directed by Otto Preminger , the film was based on the 1958 novel Exodus , by Leon Uris . The screenplay was written by Dalton Trumbo . The film features an ensemble cast , and its celebrated soundtrack music was written by Ernest Gold . Widely characterized as a "Zionist epic", the film has been identified by many commentators as having been enormously influential in stimulating Zionism and support for Israel in the United States. Although the Preminger film softened the anti-British and anti-Arab sentiment of the novel, the film remains controversial for its depiction of the Arab-Israeli conflict , and for what some scholars perceive to be its lasting impact on American views of the regional turmoil. It would also become famous for Preminger openly hiring screenwriter Dalton Trumbo , who had been blacklisted for a decade for being a Communist and forced to work under assumed names. Together with Spartacus , also written by Trumbo, Exodus is credited with ending the Hollywood blacklist . Please note this figure is rentals accruing to film distributors not total money earned at the box office.. Identity politics on the Israeli Screen . A new Jewry?: America since the Second World War. Peter Medding page 77 Cinema and the Shoah: an art confronts the tragedy of the twentieth century . Jean-Michel Frodon, Anna Harrison. page 175 Envisioning Israel: the changing ideals and images of North American Jews . The "Jew" in cinema . page 189 Roland Boer. Political myth: on the use and abuse of Biblical themes . 2009, page 152. Political myth: on the use and abuse of Biblical themes . 2009, page 152

It was made by Alpha and Carlyle Productions and distributed by United Artists . Produced and directed by Otto Preminger , the film was based on the 1958 novel Exodus by Leon Uris . The screenplay was written by Dalton Trumbo . The film features an ensemble cast , and its celebrated soundtrack music was written by Ernest Gold . Often characterized as a "Zionist epic", the film has been identified by many commentators as having been enormously influential in stimulating Zionism and support for Israel in the United States. While Preminger's film softened the anti-British and anti-Arab sentiment of the novel, the film remains contentious for its depiction of the Arab–Israeli conflict . Preminger openly hired screenwriter Dalton Trumbo , who had been on the Hollywood blacklist for over a decade for being a communist and forced to work under assumed names. Together with Spartacus , also written by Trumbo, Exodus is credited with ending the practice of Blacklisting in the motion picture industry. AFI Catalog of Feature Films . Please note this figure is rentals accruing to film distributors, not total money earned at the box office.. Cinema and the Shoah: an art confronts the tragedy of the twentieth century . Jean-Michel Frodon, Anna Harrison. page 175 Envisioning Israel: the changing ideals and images of North American Jews . The "Jew" in cinema . page 189 Roland Boer.

1960 film by Otto Preminger Exodus is a 1960 American epic historical drama film about the founding of the State of Israel . Produced and directed by Otto Preminger , the screenplay was adapted by Dalton Trumbo from the 1958 novel of the same name by Leon Uris . The film stars an ensemble cast including Paul Newman , Eva Marie Saint , Ralph Richardson , Peter Lawford , Lee J. The film's soundtrack music was written by Ernest Gold . Preminger openly hired screenwriter Trumbo, who had been on the Hollywood blacklist for over a decade for being a Communist and forced to work under assumed names. Together with Spartacus , also written by Trumbo, Exodus is credited with ending the practice of blacklisting in the US motion picture industry . AFI Catalog of Feature Films . Please note this figure is rentals accruing to film distributors, not total money earned at the box office.

1960 film by Otto Preminger Exodus is a 1960 American epic historical drama film about the founding of the State of Israel . Produced and directed by Otto Preminger , the screenplay was adapted by Dalton Trumbo from the 1958 novel of the same name by Leon Uris . The film stars an ensemble cast including Paul Newman , Eva Marie Saint , Ralph Richardson , Peter Lawford , Lee J. The film's soundtrack music was written by Ernest Gold . Preminger openly hired screenwriter Trumbo, who had been on the Hollywood blacklist for over a decade for being a communist and forced to work under assumed names. Together with Spartacus , also written by Trumbo, Exodus is credited with ending the practice of blacklisting in the US motion picture industry . Released on December 15, 1960 by United Artists , the film earned $8.7 million at the box office in the United States and Canada, and $20 million worldwide. AFI Catalog of Feature Films . Please note this figure is rentals accruing to film distributors, not total money earned at the box office.