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The Bargain Nexus - Exodus (1960)
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Manufacturer: MGM (Video & DVD)
Starring: Paul Newman, Eva Marie Saint, Ralph Richardson, Peter Lawford, Lee J. Cobb
Directed By: Otto Preminger
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Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: VHS Tape
EAN: 9780792802617
Format: Closed-captioned
ISBN: 0792802616
Label: MGM (Video & DVD)
Manufacturer: MGM (Video & DVD)
Number Of Items: 2
Publisher: MGM (Video & DVD)
Release Date: 1995-02-08
Running Time: 208
Studio: MGM (Video & DVD)
Theatrical Release Date: 1960-12-15
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Summary: great take on history
Comment: Movie is long but it sure does give you a view of how poorly people were treated. It was great to see how their belief kept them strong
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Summary: Exodus
Comment: Exodus is a perfect example of Paul Newman workmanship. He portrais his love for his cause and the time when it took place.
Very moving and inspiring DVD
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Summary: Timeless cinematic epic of Israel -- details here
Comment: What a fine film this is in every respect!
This is the historic story of the establishment of Israel as a nation and one man's role in bringing this difficult agenda to fruition. PAUL NEWMAN plays Ari Ben Canaan, a courageous commander of the Israeli underground who manages to lead 600 Jews from Cyprus detention camps onto a freighter, bound for Palestine. The British military forces make his task nearly impossible but Canaan is not a man to fold in the face of opposition. As the tale unfolds, the viewer cannot help but to be inspired by both Canaan and his worthy mission. I think that this is Paul Newman's best film performance ever.
This 1960 film is also superbly notable in terms of its terrific cast which includes EVA MARIE SAINT, PETER LAWFORD, LEE J. COBB, RALPH RICHARDSON, and SAL MINEO (tragically, Mineo was ultimately stabbed to death 16 years later in an alley, murdered by a pizza delivery man who didn't know who he was). Every one of these magnificent screen legends were at the pinnacle of their art in this one! Producer-Director Otto Preminger filmed Exodus entirely on location in Cypress and in Israel.
The spectacular beauty of this cinematic wonder was captured in Technicolor® and photographed in Panavision 70®. (From Wikipedia: "During the late 1950s the Hollywood filmmaking community decided that changing from filming in the commonly accepted 35 mm format to 65 mm film would provide viewing audiences with an enhanced visual experience. To this end, cameras began to be designed to handle 65 mm film stock. The first camera system to be released using this format was "Todd-AO," in 1955. (Cleopatra (Five Star Collection) was filmed in this format.) The second was "MGM Camera 65," a system designed by Panavision, which was introduced in 1956. In 1959 Panavision released the "Super Panavision 70" system to compete with these two cameras. Unlike its counterpart "Ultra Panavision 70," which used anamorphic lenses, "Super Panavision" used spherical lenses to create a final aspect ratio of 2.20:1"). Exodus, an MGM film, was released by United Artists and the screenplay (written by Dalton Trumbo) is based upon the novel of the same name written by Leon Uris:
Exodus (Modern Classics)
But perhaps the finest aspect of Exodus is the filmscore/soundtrack, the work of Ernest Gold. This is one of the most inspiring Modern Classical Music compositions ever written in support of a film endeavor and is separately available, (I have also written a brief review of this CD):
Exodus - Original Soundtrack
In summary, I can think of few better ways to spend a rainy weekend afternoon than to watch this fine production which has a total running time of 3 hours 28 minutes. The viewer is quickly drawn into the story and s/he will discover that this is one of those rare timeless films. My highest recommendation.
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Summary: OTTO PREMINGER, OPUS 27
Comment: **** 1960. Based on Leon Uris's Exodus and produced and directed by Otto Preminger. One Academy award (Music) and two other nominations. Paul Newman is Ari Ben Canaan, one of the leaders of a Jewish independence movement. He manages to force the British forces to let the boat Exodus leave Cyprus with more than 600 Jews on board and reach the port of Haïfa. When Otto Preminger directed EXODUS, he was detached from the Hollywood studios and independent for some years. After Bonjour Tristesse, Anatomy of a Murder and PORGY AND BESS, he chose to adapt to the screen another bestseller: EXODUS. If everybody agrees that this 210 min. film isn't a masterpiece, I didn't yawn once during the projection however. I particularly liked the way Otto Preminger paralleled Israel's destiny and Eva Marie Saint's psychological evolution. I'm more confused in front of Preminger's handling of the extremisms: between the blonde and passive Karen and the wild Dov Landau, between smooth integration and armed guerrila warfare, the director favoured the latter. Art and Life can't obviously meet. Highly recommended.
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Summary: Okay, but not up to book
Comment: This story is both long and complex. Unfortunately, it is too long and complex for one full-length movie. The movie, overall does as good a job as can be done, for the excellent Leon Uris story.
As for acting, Paul Newman does an okay job. Eva Marie-Saint does her normal exceptional job, as well as the rest of the supporting cast. Cinematography has both great and bland areas, but this edition limits the great areas by not being wide-screen.
Overall, I recommend the movie, I just don't think it is 5-start caliber.
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Editorial Reviews:
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Otto Preminger's 1960 adaptation of Leon Uris's novel is a sprawling 220-minute tale of the founding of modern Israel, starring Paul Newman as a Resistance leader. The film works best as an example of Preminger's estimable skill with all levels of drama and action, but as a reflection upon history it is compromised by stereotypes, unpersuasive relationships, and a certain moral ambivalence about issues related to the subject. There are good and exciting sequences, however, particularly one involving an effort to break through a British blockade and get to the homeland. --Tom Keogh
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