Where to watch Cast a Giant Shadow(1966)

Where to stream Cast a Giant Shadow

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Cast a Giant Shadow plot summary

Outnumbered - unarmed - unprepared - they stunned the world with their incredible victory!

An American Army officer is recruited by the yet to exist Israel to help them form an army. He is disturbed by this sudden appeal to his Jewish heritage. Each of Israel's Arab neighbors has vowed to invade the poorly prepared country as soon as partition is granted. He is made commander of the Israeli forces just before the war begins.

Details

Release date

March 30, 1966

Runtime

2h 26m

Genres

War, Drama

Directed by

Melville Shavelson

Country

United States

TMDB rating

6.3 / 10 · 64 votes

Cast a Giant Shadow trailer

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Cast

• Kirk DouglasCol. David 'Mickey' Marcus
• John WayneGen. Mike Randolph
• Senta BergerMagda Simon
• Angie DickinsonEmma Marcus
• James DonaldMaj. Safir
• Yul BrynnerAsher Gonen
• Frank SinatraVince Talmadge
• Stathis GiallelisRam Oren
• Luther AdlerJacob Zion
• Gordon JacksonJames MacAfee

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