Directed by:
Otto PremingerScreenplay:
Dalton TrumboCinematography:
Sam LeavittComposer:
Ernest GoldCast:
Paul Newman, Eva Marie Saint, Ralph Richardson, Peter Lawford, Lee J. Cobb, Sal Mineo, John Derek, Hugh Griffith, Gregory Ratoff, Felix Aylmer (more)VOD (1)
Plots(1)
Ari Ben Canaan (Paul Newman), a commander of the Israeli underground, manages to lead 600 Jews from the detention camps of Cyprus onto a large freighter bound for Palestine. But British forces soon learn of his plan and insist that he turn back. Undaunted, Ari and his passengers refuse to give up, risking their lives for the greater cause of Israeli independence. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
David Opatoshu
USA
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The Name of the Game (1968) (series)
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John Van Eyssen
South Africa
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Peter Madden
Malaysia
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Paul Stassino
Cyprus
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Michael Wynne
UK
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Martin Miller
Austria-Hungary
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Philo Hauser
Austria-Hungary
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Abi Ofarim
Palestine
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John Gayford
UK
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Geula Nuni
Israel
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Anthony Parker
UK
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