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Cast a Giant Shadow

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Cast a Giant Shadow
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2hrs 18min
Genres:
Action,Drama,War
Release:
1966
Director:
Melville Shavelson
Distributor:
MGM
Starring:
Kirk Douglas, Senta Berger, Angie Dickinson  ...more
Synopsis: Cast a Giant Shadow is a big-budget, glossy action/adventure story set at the time that Israel became a nation. American Army officer Colonel David Marcus is recruited by the yet-to-exist Israel to help form an army. Marcus is conflicted because of his sudden appreciation for his Jewish heritage. Realizing that each of Israel's Arab nations has vowed to invade the poorly prepared country once the partition has been made, Marcus is made commander of the Israeli forces just before the war begins. ... Full Synopsis
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Craig Butler, AMG Review
Cast a Giant Shadow wants to be another Exodus, but it falls far short. Shadow seems to be one of those projects that everyone joined onto because they felt the subject matter itself was worthy; they seemed to forget that the way in which a story is told is every bit as important (if not more so) than the story itself. And Shadow is told in the most formulaic manner possible. Taking the real life exploits ... Full Review
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Kirk Douglas
Col. David Mickey Marcus
Senta Berger
Magda Simon
Angie Dickinson
Emma Marcus
Frank Sinatra
Vince
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