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Angie Dickinson, Frank Sinatra, John Wayne

Cast a Giant Shadow is based on Ted Berkman's biography of Colonel Mickey Marcus, the American soldier who served as an adviser in the fight to establish the state of Israel in 1948. Marcus (pl...( read more  read more... )ayed by Kirk Douglas) must decide whether to settle into peacetime America or follow his more natural, combative instincts abroad--a dilemma symbolized by a love triangle involving wife Angie Dickinson and Senta Berger as a soldier whom he falls for in Palestine. Although lavish and spectacular, especially in the war scenes--filmed in the actual Middle Eastern locations in which they occurred--Cast a Giant Shadow is not entirely authentic. Moreover, in the light of later troubles in the region, not everyone will find heartwarming this depiction of plucky little Israel coping against Arab foes who are barely depicted as human throughout the film. Still, it's an impressive enough relic of epic 1960s cinema, with cameos by Yul Brynner, John Wayne, and Frank Sinatra. --David Stubbs

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Unrated, 138 min.

Directed by: Melville Shavelson

Release Date: March 30, 1966

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DVD Release Date: February 5, 2002

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  • ima365ryder
    March 11, 2009
    ima365ryder
    Outstanding movie John Wayne is my family favorite actor
  • 01MovieMan
    May 6, 2008
    01MovieMan
    This is a great story about Israel
  • afrostbittenalaskan
    March 3, 2007
    afrostbittenalaskan
    back in the days they shure knew how to make a good movie.. Now adays its all about the special efects and sex
  • shopoholic3
    October 8, 2006
    shopoholic3
    i dont know anyone who is in this movie.

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