"EXODUS" (208 minutes in three parts - part One is 91 minutes long) - Otto Preminger's 1960 adaptation of Leon Uris's novel is a sprawling 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 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.

The film stars Paul Newman, Eva Marie Saint, Ralph Richardson, Peter Lawford, Lee J. Cobb, Sal Mineo, John Derek, Hugh Griffith, Gregory Ratoff, Felix Aylmer, David Opatoshu, Jill Haworth, Marius Goring, Victor Maddern and George Maharis.

The movie was shot entirely on location in Cyprus and Israel.

The film is based on the events that happened on the ship Exodus in 1947 and dealing with the founding of the state of Israel around 1948. Part Two: www.wejew.com/media/2065/Exodus_Three-Hour_Movie_Part_2_of_3/ - Part Three: http://www.wejew.com/media/2070/Exodus_Three-Hour_Movie_Part_3_of_3/