Exodus

Based on the acclaimed novel by Leon Uris (1958), this epic drama tells the story of "Exodus", an illegal immigration ship that became the symbol of the struggle for the right of free Jewish immigration into Palestine and the birth of the Jewish state. The story heightens the tensions between the British, the Arabs and the Jews of Palestine. "Exodus" was shot on location all over the Mediterranean and its cast includes many celebrated actors (Paul Newman, Peter Lawford, Lee J. Cobb, Sal Mineo and Eva Marie Saint). The music by composer Ernest Gold won an Academy Award.