Slow, ponderous infomercial about the establishment of Israel. Jewish refugees are welcomed to Palestine by Moslem leader, John Derek. Eloquent rationales for torture and terrorism are offered by David Opatoshu. Lee J. Cobb, father of Paul Newman and Alexandra Stewart, boasts of his talent for recognizing "American types." Lovely Eva Marie Saint seeks to adopt a lovely Jewish girl from Denmark, Jill Haworth, who prefers to stay with "her people," rather than live in Beverly Hills or Scarsdale. Sal Mineo, fit as a fiddle after a tour in Auschwitz takes on a trio of British soldiers in a street fight. It begs the question: how did the nincompoop British Army manage to be on the winning side in World War II? Screenwriter Dalton Trumbo should have hired a front.
Review of Exodus
