Cast a Giant Shadow (1966)
2h 26m
Running Time
March 30, 1966Release Date
Cast a Giant Shadow (1966)
2h 26m
Running Time
March 30, 1966Release Date
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Plot.
An 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.
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This Movie Is About.
Cast & Crew.
Kirk Douglas
Col. David 'Mickey' Marcus
John Wayne
Gen. Mike Randolph
Frank Sinatra
Vince Talmadge
Senta Berger
Magda Simon
Yul Brynner
Asher Gonen
Angie Dickinson
Emma Marcus
James Donald
Maj. Safir
Stathis Giallelis
Ram Oren
Luther Adler
Jacob Zion
Gordon Jackson
James MacAfee
Topol
Abou Ibn Kader
Ruth White
Mrs. Chaison
Melville Shavelson
Director
Ted Berkman
Writer
Michael Hordern
British Ambassador
Allan Cuthbertson
Immigration Officer
Jeremy Kemp
Senior British Officer
Sean Barrett
Junior British Officer
Elmer Bernstein
Composer
Michael Shillo
Andre Simon
Aldo Tonti
Cinematographer
Bert Bates
Editor
Rina Ganor
Rona
Roland Bartrop
Bert Harrison
Gene Ruggiero
Editor
Robert Gardett
General Walsh
Lynn Stalmaster
CastingDirector
Michael Stringer
ProductionDesigner
Michael Balston
1st Sentry
Michael Douglas
Jeep Driver (uncredited)
Claude Aliotti
2nd Sentry
Samra Dedes
Belly Dancer
Micha Shagrir
Truck Driver
Frank Latimore
1st U.N. Officer
Ken Buckle
2nd U.N. Officer
Rod Dana
Aide to Gen. Randolph
Robert Ross
Aide to Chief of Staff
Arthur Hansel
Pentagon Officer
Dan Sturkie
Jump Sergeant
Hillel Rave
Yaakov
Shlomo Hermon
Yussuff
Richard Carruth
Music Editor
Allen K. Wood
Production Supervisor
Clem Portman
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Robert J. Schiffer
Makeup Artist
Ferdinando Ruffo
Set Decoration
Tim Zinnemann
Assistant Director
Sass Bedig
Special Effects
Patrick J. Palmer
Unit Manager
Adolfo Bartoli
Lighting Technician
Arrigo Equini
Art Direction
Leo Shuken
Orchestrator
Dave Grayson
Makeup Artist
Jack N. Reddish
Assistant Director / Second Unit Director
Margaret Furse
Costume Design
Michael Wayne
Co-Producer
Media.
Details.
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Cast a Giant Shadow is a 1966 American action film based on the life of Colonel Mickey Marcus, and stars Kirk Douglas, Senta Berger, Yul Brynner, John Wayne, Frank Sinatra and Angie Dickinson. Melville Shavelson adapted, produced and directed. The film is a fictionalized account of the experiences of a real-life Jewish-American military officer, Colonel David "Mickey" Marcus, who commanded units of the fledgling Israel Defense Forces during the 1948 Arab-Israeli War.