Exodus DVD?

[Ludwig Von Drake]

Is there any chance of a special edition DVD for Exodus. It is a mgnificent movie, and I am in the middle of it right now.

[Christian]

Do you mean the one with Paul Newman? My parents just bought that DVD and they got a defective copy that ends halfway through then just stops and goes back to the menu screen.

[Disney Guru]

I don't have the DVD. But that is a great movie. Paul Newman was great in that film.

Produced and directed by Otto Preminger, Exodus is a 212-minute screen adaptation of the best-selling novel by Leon Uris. The film is concerned with the emergence of Israel as an independent nation in 1947. Its first half focuses on the efforts of 611 holocaust survivors to defy the blockade of the occupying British government and sail to Palestine on the sea vessel Exodus. Paul Newman, a leader of the Hagannah (the Jewish underground), is willing to sacrifice his own life and the lives of the refugees rather than be turned back to war-ravaged Europe, but the British finally relent and allow the Exodus safe passage. Once this victory is assured, 30,000 more Jews, previously interned by the British, flood into the Holy Land. — Hal Erickson

Here is A Review:

In its attempt to expose the marrow of the novel on which it is based, this film fails to penetrate the surface of its characters and the complexity of events motivating them. Jerking helter-skelter from one character to the next, or from one situation to the next, it tries to capture too much of the plot of the Leon Uris book and ends up with a bramble of episodes and flimsy character development. The acting is generally strong, however. Sal Mineo, in particular, is superb as 15-year-old Dov Landau, a fiery Jewish patriot and Auschwitz survivor who joins a group of extremist freedom fighters. Lee J. Cobb (portraying political conservative Barak Ben Canaan) and Jill Haworth (portraying Landau's girlfriend, Karen) also play their roles adeptly. Although Paul Newman performs well enough as Jewish leader Ari Ben Canaan (Barak's son), his physical attributes — notably the blue eyes and light hair — rob him of a small measure of credibility. Other important aspects of the film — including the cinematography, the action sequences, and the Oscar-winning music — are well worth the cost of renting the video and investing the three-and-a-half hours required to watch it. As a history lesson, Exodus comes up a little short in its occasional deviation from factual accounts about the birth of Israel, although it still presents enough of the real story to educate viewers about the basic facts. — Mike Cummings

Here Is A Cast List:

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
Michael Wager - David
Martin Benson - Mordekai
Paul Stevens - Reuben
Betty Walker - Sarah
Martin Miller - Dr. Odenheim
Victor Maddern - Sergeant
George Maharis - Yaov
John Crawford - Hank
Samuel Segal - Proprietor
Dahn Ben Amotz - Uzi
Ralph Truman - Colonel
Peter Madden - Dr. Clement
Joseph Furst - Avidan
Paul Stassino - Driver
Zipora Peled - Mrs. Frankel
Philo Hauser - Novak
Michael Wynne - Man
Alexandra Stewart - Jordana