Ari Ben Canaan (played by Paul Newman) is a protagonist in Exodus.
Haganah rebel and former British Army Jewish Brigade captain who orchestrates the illegal immigration of Jewish refugees to Palestine aboard the ship Exodus. He later plots the Acre Prison break, falls in love with Kitty Fremont, and ultimately fights in the 1948 Arab-Israeli War. Kitty Fremont (played by Eva Marie Saint) is a protagonist in Exodus.
A widowed American nurse who volunteers at the Karaolos internment camp. She uses her influence to board the refugee ship Exodus for medical services, participates in a hunger strike, falls in love with Ari Ben Canaan, and ultimately joins the fight in 1948. Gen. Sutherland (played by Ralph Richardson) appears in Exodus.
A British General acquainted with Kitty Fremont's late husband. He suggests she volunteer at the Karaolos internment camp and later grants her permission to board the refugee ship through his influence. Maj. Caldwell (played by Peter Lawford) appears in Exodus.
Akiva Ben Canaan (played by David Opatoshu) appears in Exodus.
Barak Ben Canaan (played by Lee J. Cobb) appears in Exodus.
Ari's father and head of the mainstream Jewish Agency. He advocates for establishing a Jewish state through political and diplomatic channels and opposes the violent tactics of the Irgun. Dov Landau (played by Sal Mineo) appears in Exodus.
Karen's romantic interest and an Irgun member. A Holocaust survivor with expertise in dynamiting, he assists in the Acre Prison break and is later ambushed and killed by Arabs while returning to the kibbutz. Sarah (played by Betty Walker) appears in Exodus.
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Characters
Ari Ben Canaan
(played by Paul Newman) — protagonist
Haganah rebel and former British Army Jewish Brigade captain who orchestrates the illegal immigration of Jewish refugees to Palestine aboard the ship Exodus. He later plots the Acre Prison break, fall...
Kitty Fremont
(played by Eva Marie Saint) — protagonist
A widowed American nurse who volunteers at the Karaolos internment camp. She uses her influence to board the refugee ship Exodus for medical services, participates in a hunger strike, falls in love wi...
Gen. Sutherland
(played by Ralph Richardson) — supporting
A British General acquainted with Kitty Fremont's late husband. He suggests she volunteer at the Karaolos internment camp and later grants her permission to board the refugee ship through his influenc...
Maj. Caldwell
(played by Peter Lawford) — supporting
Akiva Ben Canaan
(played by David Opatoshu) — supporting
Barak Ben Canaan
(played by Lee J. Cobb) — supporting
Ari's father and head of the mainstream Jewish Agency. He advocates for establishing a Jewish state through political and diplomatic channels and opposes the violent tactics of the Irgun.
Dov Landau
(played by Sal Mineo) — supporting
Karen's romantic interest and an Irgun member. A Holocaust survivor with expertise in dynamiting, he assists in the Acre Prison break and is later ambushed and killed by Arabs while returning to the k...
Sarah
(played by Betty Walker) — minor
David Ben Ami
(played by Michael Wager) — minor
Reuben
(played by Paul Stevens) — minor
Karen
(played by Jill Haworth) — minor
Dr. Odenheim
(played by Martin Miller) — minor
Yoav
(played by George Maharis) — minor
Sergeant
(played by Victor Maddern) — minor
Von Storch
(played by Marius Goring) — minor
Jordana Ben Canaan
(played by Alexandra Stewart) — minor
Mordekai
(played by Martin Benson) — minor
Taha
(played by John Derek) — supporting
Ari's lifelong Arab friend and the mukhtar of Abu Yesha. He provides shelter and medical aid to wounded Ari, warns of impending attacks on the kibbutz, and is later murdered by the Grand Mufti. He is...
Mandria
(played by Hugh Griffith) — supporting
Lakavitch
(played by Gregory Ratoff) — supporting
Story Analysis
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