Cast a Giant Shadow
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| Directed by | Melville Shavelson |
| Written by | Ted Berkman (book) Melville Shavelson (screenplay) |
| Produced by | Melville Shavelson |
| Starring | Kirk Douglas Senta Berger Angie Dickinson James Donald Stathis Giallelis Luther Adler Frank Sinatra Yul Brynner John Wayne |
| Cinematography | Aldo Tonti |
| Edited by | Bert Bates Gene Ruggiero |
| Music by | Elmer Bernstein |
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| Distributed by | United Artists |
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Running time | 146 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $3.5 million (est. US/Canada rentals) |
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 an historic Jewish-American military officer, Colonel David "Mickey" Marcus, who commanded units of the fledgling Israel Defense Forces during the 1948 Arab–Israeli War.
Category:
- 1966 films