Leon Uris (Writer)

Exodus

Ari Ben Canaan, a passionate member of the Jewish paramilitary group Haganah, attempts to transport 600 Jewish refugees on a dangerous voyage from Cyprus to Palestine on a ship named the Exodus. He faces obstruction from British forces, who will not grant the ship passage to its destination.

Release Date1960-12-15

DepartmentWriting

JobNovel

Vote Count217

Battle Cry

The dramatic story of US Marines in training, in combat, and in love, during World War II. The story centers on a major who guides the raw recruits from their training to combat.

Release Date1955-02-02

DepartmentWriting

JobScreenplay

Vote Count24

Topaz

Copenhagen, Denmark, 1962. When a high-ranking Soviet official decides to change sides, a French intelligence agent is caught up in a cold, silent and bloody spy war in which his own family will play a decisive role.

Release Date1969-12-17

DepartmentWriting

JobNovel

Vote Count403

The Angry Hills

In 1941 Greece, on the eve of German occupation, cynical American foreign correspondent Michael Morrison arrives in Athens, intending to depart for London the following day. While there he is tricked into smuggling a list of resistance leaders out of the country and is pursued by the Germans.

Release Date1959-07-29

DepartmentWriting

JobNovel

Vote Count18

Gunfight at the O.K. Corral

Lawman Wyatt Earp and outlaw Doc Holliday form an unlikely alliance which culminates in their participation in the legendary Gunfight at the O.K. Corral.

Release Date1957-05-30

DepartmentWriting

JobScreenplay

Vote Count367

QB VII

A physician sues a novelist for publishing statements implicating the doctor in Nazi war crimes.

Release Date1974-04-29

DepartmentWriting

JobNovel

Episode Count2

Vote Count6