Jun 18th
Exodus*
US 1960. United Artists/Carlyle/Alpha. 200m(DVD version). Super Panavision 70

The foundation of the state of Israel in 1948.
Laboured modern historical epic with occasional Hollywood artificiality, trying (and failing) honourably to cover a still tricky political situation with fairness.

Written by: Dalton Trumbo, from the novel by Leon Uris.
Producer/Director: Otto Preminger.
Starring: Paul Newman, Eva Marie Saint, Ralph Richardson, Peter Lawford, Lee J. Cobb, Sal Mineo, Jill Haworth, David Opatoshu, John Derek, Alexandra Stewart, Felix Aylmer, Hugh Griffith, Gregory Ratoff, Marius Goring.
Photography: Sam Leavitt.
Music: Ernest Gold.

EXODUS. The visual metaphor of the poster, alas, still rings true today.