| Cast a Giant Shadow | |
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| Directed by | Melville Shavelson |
| Produced by | Melville Shavelson |
| Written by | Ted Berkman (book) Melville Shavelson (screenplay) |
| Starring | Kirk Douglas Senta Berger Yul Brynner Frank Sinatra John Wayne Angie Dickinson |
| Music by | Elmer Bernstein |
| Cinematography | Aldo Ponti |
| Editing by | Bert Bates Gene Ruggiero |
| Distributed by | United Artists |
| Release date(s) | 30 March, 1966 |
| Running time | 146 min |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
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Cast a Giant Shadow is a 1966 MGM film, produced, written and directed by Melville Shavelson based on Ted Berkman's biography of Colonel Mickey Marcus. Melville Shavelson ( April 1, 1917 &ndash August 8, 2007) was an American film director producer and screenwriter Ted Berkman (born January 9, 1914 - died May 12, 2006) was an American author screenwriter and journalist best known for writing the screenplay Kirk Douglas (born Issur Danielovitch; December 9, Senta Berger (born May 13, 1941) is an Austrian actress and producer born in Vienna. Yul Brynner (July 11 1920 – October 10 1985 was a Russian born Actor of stage and film, perhaps best known for his portrayal of the Francis Albert "Frank" Sinatra (December 12 1915 &ndash May 14 1998 was an American singer and actor John Wayne ( May 26, 1907 &ndash June 11, 1979) was an Academy Award and Golden Globe Award -winning American Angie Dickinson (born September 30, 1931) is a Golden Globe -winning American television and Film actress, perhaps Elmer Bernstein ( April 4 1922 - 18 August 2004) was an Academy and two-time Golden Globe award winning American This article is about the film studio Previously it was affiliated with a cinema chain bearing its name now owned by Regal Entertainment Group. Events 240 BC - 1st recorded Perihelion passage of Halley's Comet. The year 1966 in film involved some significant events Events Walt Disney, well known for his creation of Mickey Mouse died on English is a West Germanic language originating in England and is the First language for most people in the United Kingdom, the United States The year 1966 in film involved some significant events Events Walt Disney, well known for his creation of Mickey Mouse died on Melville Shavelson ( April 1, 1917 &ndash August 8, 2007) was an American film director producer and screenwriter Ted Berkman (born January 9, 1914 - died May 12, 2006) was an American author screenwriter and journalist best known for writing the screenplay David Daniel Marcus ( 22 February 1901 &ndash 10 June 1948) commonly known as Mickey Marcus, was an American United The film stars Kirk Douglas and Senta Berger, and features sizable cameos by John Wayne, Frank Sinatra, and Yul Brynner. Kirk Douglas (born Issur Danielovitch; December 9, Senta Berger (born May 13, 1941) is an Austrian actress and producer born in Vienna. John Wayne ( May 26, 1907 &ndash June 11, 1979) was an Academy Award and Golden Globe Award -winning American Francis Albert "Frank" Sinatra (December 12 1915 &ndash May 14 1998 was an American singer and actor Yul Brynner (July 11 1920 – October 10 1985 was a Russian born Actor of stage and film, perhaps best known for his portrayal of the
Marcus (Kirk Douglas) served as an adviser in the war to establish the state of Israel in 1948. Kirk Douglas (born Issur Danielovitch; December 9, For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Israel topics. He falls in love with a female Israeli soldier, Magda Simon (Senta Berger) in Palestine. Senta Berger (born May 13, 1941) is an Austrian actress and producer born in Vienna. Palestine is a name which has been widely used since Roman times to refer to the region between the Mediterranean Sea and the Jordan River. Filmed mostly in the Middle Eastern locations in which they occurred, Cast a Giant Shadow is not entirely historically accurate but is based on actual events. In addition to appearances by Wayne, Sinatra, Brynner, and Angie Dickinson, the movie also features Kirk's son Michael Douglas in his first small film role, as a jeep driver. Angie Dickinson (born September 30, 1931) is a Golden Globe -winning American television and Film actress, perhaps Michael Kirk Douglas (born September 25, 1944) is an American Actor and producer, primarily in Movies and Television
The film is also notable for its classic John Wayne scenes including a toast where Wayne says "L’chaim”. Footage from this film featuring Wayne as The General was used in a Coors Light commercial.
Further reading
Shavelson, Melville. How to Make a Jewish Movie, 1971. (ISBN 0-491-00156-8).
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