Overview
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.
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Crew
DirectorOtto Preminger
WriterDalton Trumbo
Cast
Paul Newman
Ari Ben Canaan
Eva Marie Saint
Kitty Fremont
Ralph Richardson
Gen. Sutherland
Peter Lawford
Maj. Caldwell
Lee J. Cobb
Barak Ben Canaan
Sal Mineo
Dov Landau
John Derek
Taha
Hugh Griffith
Mandria
Gregory Ratoff
Lakavitch
Felix Aylmer
Dr. Lieberman
David Opatoshu
Akiva Ben Canaan
Jill Haworth
Karen
Marius Goring
Von Storch
Alexandra Stewart
Jordana Ben Canaan
Michael Wager
David Ben Ami
Martin Benson
Mordekai
Paul Stevens
Reuben
Betty Walker
Sarah
Martin Miller
Dr. Odenheim
Victor Maddern
Sergeant
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Keywords
israelpalestinian-israeli conflictjewrybased on true storyhistorical drama1940s
Details
Budget
$4M
Revenue
$20M
TMDb Votes
228
Added May 14, 2026Updated Jun 4, 2026