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Cast a Giant Shadow
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Cast a Giant Shadow is a 1966 American drama and war film written, produced, and directed by Melville Shavelson. The movie features Kirk Douglas, Senta Berger, Stathis Giallelis, and James Donald in its cast. It was produced by The Mirisch Company, Bryna Productions, Batjac Productions, and Llenroc Productions. The narrative is set in France and centers on characters including Mickey Marcus, Winston Churchill, Rudolf Hess, and Fiorello H. La Guardia.
The film has a runtime of 146 minutes and was originally released in English. Elmer Bernstein composed the music, while Aldo Tonti served as director of photography and Margaret Furse as costume designer. Distribution was handled by United Artists and Netflix, with availability on platforms such as fuboTV, MGM+, and Philo. The story relates to the Israeli and Palestinian-Israeli conflict. Critical reception includes a TMDb vote average of 6.4 and an IMDb rating of 6.3.
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6.4An American Army officer is recruited by the yet to exist Israel to help them form an army. He is disturbed by this sudden appeal to his Jewish heritage. Each of Israel's Arab neighbors has vowed to invade the poorly prepared country as soon as partition is granted. He is made commander of the Israeli forces just before the war begins.
Cast
- Kirk Douglas as Col. David 'Mickey' Marcus
- John Wayne as Gen. Mike Randolph
- Senta Berger as Magda Simon
- Angie Dickinson as Emma Marcus
- James Donald as Maj. Safir
- Yul Brynner as Asher Gonen
Themes
- israel
- palestinian-israeli conflict
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- war film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Director
- Melville Shavelson
- Screenwriter
- Melville Shavelson
- Composer
- Elmer Bernstein
- Producer
- Melville Shavelson
- Production company
- The Mirisch Company
- Cinematographer
- Aldo Tonti
- Narrative location
- France
- Duration
- 132
- FilmAffinity ID
- 517866
- Distribution format
- video on demand
- Image
- Douglas - Cast Shadow - 1966.jpg
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- Commons category
- Cast a Giant Shadow
- publication date
- 1966-01-01
- title
- Cast a Giant Shadow
- distributed by
- Netflix
- costume designer
- Margaret Furse
- characters
- Fiorello H. La Guardia
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