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Cast a Giant Shadow is a american film of genre Drama directed by Melville Shavelson released in USA on 30 march 1966 with Kirk Douglas

Cast a Giant Shadow (1966)

Cast a Giant Shadow
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Released in USA 30 march 1966
Length 2h26
Directed by
OriginUSA
Genres Drama,    War,    Action,    Historical
Rating62% 3.1490353.1490353.1490353.1490353.149035

Cast a Giant Shadow is a 1966 big-budget 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.

Synopsis

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.

Actors

Kirk Douglas

(Col. David 'Mickey' Marcus)
Senta Berger

(Magda Simon)
Angie Dickinson

(Emma Marcus)
Yul Brynner

(Asher Gonen)
James Donald

(Maj. Safir)
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