Exodus

1960 · dir. Otto Preminger · 208 min

“The drama and the passion of one of the epic events of the twentieth century!”

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.