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Cast a Giant Shadow
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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.
Released: 1966-03-30146 minDir: Melville ShavelsonWar, Drama
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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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