Cast a Giant Shadow
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Cast a Giant Shadow is a 1966 film, produced and directed by Melville Shavelson and distributed by MGM. It is a story based on Ted Berkman's biography of Colonel Mickey Marcus.
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| Directed by | Melville Shavelson |
| Produced by | Melville Shavelson |
| Written by | Ted Berkman (book) Melville Shavelson (screenplay) |
| Starring | Kirk Douglas Senta Berger Angie Dickinson James Donald Stathis Giallelis Luther Adler Gary Merrill Chaim Topol Frank Sinatra Yul Brynner |
| Distributed by | United Artists |
| Release date(s) | 30 March 1966 |
| Running time | 146 min |
| Language | English |
| Budget | unknown |
Marcus (played by Kirk Douglas) served as an adviser in the war to establish the state of Israel in 1948. Marcus falls in love with a female Israeli soldier in Palestine. Filmed mostly in the Middle Eastern locations in which they occurred, Cast a Giant Shadow is not entirely historically accurate but is based on actual events. It features appearances by Angie Dickinson, Yul Brynner, John Wayne, and Frank Sinatra.
For further reading: How to Make a Jewish Movie by Melville Shavelson 1971 (ISBN 0-491-00156-8).
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