| 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 Stathis Giallelis James Donald Yul Brynner Frank Sinatra John Wayne Angie Dickinson Chaim Topol Michael Hordern |
| Cinematography | Aldo Tonti |
| Edited by | Bert Bates Gene Ruggiero |
| Music by | Elmer Bernstein |
Production companies | |
| 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)[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.
- ^ "Big Rental Pictures of 1966", Variety, 4 January 1967 p 8
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Cast a Giant Shadow (1966) Overview". TCM: Turner Classic Movies. September 2008. Retrieved December 29, 2023.
- ^ "Cast a Giant Shadow (1966) movie review". The New York Times. March 31, 1966.