Operation Exodus ”

Israeli government involvement in the production of Otto Preminger's Film Exodus (1960)

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ID12534710
AutoresGiora Goodman (0000-0003-1557-1810, Tel Aviv University, autor correspondente)
Ano2014
Volume33
Fascículo2
Páginas209-229
Data de publicação2014-07-03
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessNão
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoThe Journal of Israeli History (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 1353-1042 • E-ISSN: 1744-0548
EditoraRoutledge (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/13531042.2014.946301
OpenAlexW2036898984
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas5
Referências citadas12

This article explores the Israeli government's enthusiastic and substantial role in the production of Otto Preminger's Exodus (1960), the influential pro-Zionist film on the creation of Israel which was loosely based on the highly successful novel by Leon Uris. This involvement followed a decade of mostly unsuccessful Israeli government endeavors to encourage its many supporters in Hollywood to produce films in and about Israel: both for their potential economic rewards and for international propaganda. Utilizing archival sources in the United States, Britain, and especially Israel, this article charts Israeli efforts to encourage Hollywood productions in the 1950s and the extent to which Israeli officials provided encouragement and assistance to Exodus: first to the novel and then critically to the film. The article shows that the film producers took into account British and Arab observations too. However, the degree to which Exodus served Israeli propaganda themes is finally demonstrated by the eager efforts made by Zionist bodies and Israeli government officials to promote its international distribution

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