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Exodus is a 1960 American epic historical drama film about the founding of the State of Israel. Produced and directed by Otto Preminger , the screenplay was adapted by Dalton Trumbo from the 1958 novel of the same name by Leon Uris .
"Theme of Exodus", also known as "This land is mine" through its chorus, is a song composed and performed by Ernest Gold. It serves as the main theme song to Otto Preminger 's epic film Exodus , based on the 1958 novel of the same name by Leon Uris , which tells the story of founding of the modern State of Israel .
exodus 1 The new Pharaoh of Egypt , who knew not Joseph , becomes concerned about the military implications of the large increase in the Israelite population. He enslaves and oppresses them with forced labour, ordering the Hebrew midwives to kill all male babies.
Exodus begins with the death of Joseph and the ascension of a new pharaoh "who did not know Joseph" (Exodus 1:8). [10] The pharaoh becomes concerned by the number and strength of the Israelites in Egypt and enslaves them, commanding them to build at two "supply" or "store cities" called Pithom and Rameses (Exodus 1:11).
The main theme from the film ("Theme of Exodus") has been widely remixed and covered by many artists. The most popular version was an instrumental by Ferrante and Teicher, which reached number two on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1960. [1] It was kept of out the number one spot by Wonderland by Night by Bert Kaempfert. [2] This version became a gold ...
"The Exodus Song (This Land Is Mine)", a 1960 song with lyrics by Pat Boone, from music composed by Ernest Gold as the main theme for the Otto Preminger film Exodus "This Land Is Mine", a song on the 2003 Life for Rent album by Dido
Go Down Moses" is an African American spiritual that describes the Hebrew Exodus, specifically drawing from the Book of Exodus 5:1, in which God commands Moses to demand the release of the Israelites from bondage in Egypt. "And the LORD spoke unto Moses, Go unto Pharaoh, and say unto him, Thus saith the LORD, Let my people go, that they may ...
The Exodus Decoded is a 2006 documentary film by "investigative archaeologist" and filmmaker Simcha Jacobovici and producer/director James Cameron. It aired on April 16 on The History Channel . The documentary proposes naturalistic origins for the plagues of Egypt as described in the Book of Exodus .