Exodus (1960 film)

Exodus
Exodus
	Theatrical release poster by Saul Bass
Directed by	Otto Preminger
Screenplay by	Dalton Trumbo
Based on	Exodus; by Leon Uris
Produced by	Otto Preminger
Starring	Paul Newman; Eva Marie Saint; Ralph Richardson; Peter Lawford; Sal Mineo; Jill Haworth; Lee J. Cobb; John Derek
Cinematography	Sam Leavitt
Edited by	Louis R. Loeffler
Music by	Ernest Gold
Production; companies	Carlyle-Alpina, S.A.
Distributed by	United Artists
Release date	December 15, 1960 (Warner Theatre);
Running time	208 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$4.5 million
Box office	$8.7 million (US/ Canada); $20 million (worldwide)

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. Cobb, Sal Mineo, John Derek and George Maharis. 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.

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^ "Exodus - Details". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. American Film Institute. Retrieved April 13, 2019.
^ ^a ^b Tino Balio, United Artists: The Company That Changed the Film Industry, University of Wisconsin Press, 1987 p. 133
^ "All-time top film grossers", Variety January 8, 1964 p. 37. Please note this figure is rentals accruing to film distributors, not total money earned at the box office.

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[2] "Exodus - Details". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. American Film Institute. Retrieved April 13, 2019.

[tino-3] Tino Balio, United Artists: The Company That Changed the Film Industry, University of Wisconsin Press, 1987 p. 133

[4] "All-time top film grossers", Variety January 8, 1964 p. 37. Please note this figure is rentals accruing to film distributors, not total money earned at the box office.

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