Exodus: 1960. Paul Newman, Eva Marie Saint.
The story of the founding of the state of Israel, after the horrific events of
World War II. A peaceful Jewish-Palestinian activist (Newman) fights to release
as many ex-European Jews from internment camps in Cyprus and into the new
Israel.
Directed by Otto Preminger. 208 mins
The Young Lions: 1958. Stars Marlon Brando, Dean Martin and
Montgomery Clift.
Follows the destiny of three soldiers on both sides of the conflict in World War
II. A German officer (Brando) finds him-self approving less and less of the
war, a Jewish-American soldier (Clift) is being confronted with anti-Semitism at
home and in the army while an entertainer (Martin) transforms from a playboy
into a hero.
Directed by Edward Dmytryk. 167 mins.
Hang 'Em High:** 1968. Clint Eastwood, Inger Stevens.
After an innocent man (Eastwood) barely survives a hanging at the hands of a
lynch mob, he returns as a lawman to bring the vigilantes to justice.
Directed by Ted Post. 114 mins.