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Cast a Giant Shadow
Film poster by Howard Terpning
Directed byMelville Shavelson
Written byTed Berkman (book)
Melville Shavelson (screenplay)
Produced byMelville Shavelson
StarringKirk Douglas
Senta Berger
Stathis Giallelis
James Donald
Yul Brynner
Frank Sinatra
John Wayne
Angie Dickinson
Chaim Topol
Michael Hordern
CinematographyAldo Tonti
Edited byBert Bates
Gene Ruggiero
Music byElmer Bernstein
Production
companies
  • Batjac Productions
  • The Mirisch Corporation
  • Llenroc Productions
Distributed byUnited Artists
Release date
  • March 30, 1966 (1966-03-30)
Running time
146 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Box office$3.5 million (est. US/Canada rentals)[1]

Cast a Giant Shadow is a 1966 American action film[2] based on the life of Colonel Mickey Marcus, and stars Kirk Douglas, Senta Berger, Yul Brynner, John Wayne, Frank Sinatra and Angie Dickinson.[3] Melville Shavelson adapted, produced and directed.[4] 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.

  1. ^ "Big Rental Pictures of 1966", Variety, 4 January 1967 p 8
  2. ^ Crowther, Bosley (2009). "Cast A Giant Shadow - Trailer - Cast - Showtimes". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on 2009-02-15. Retrieved September 26, 2008.
  3. ^ "Cast a Giant Shadow (1966) Overview". TCM: Turner Classic Movies. September 2008. Retrieved December 29, 2023.
  4. ^ "Cast a Giant Shadow (1966) movie review". The New York Times. March 31, 1966.

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