Cast a Giant Shadow

6.3
  • Genre: WarDrama
  • Run time: 146 min
  • Premiere: 1966. March 30.

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.

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Kirk Douglas

Col. David 'Mickey' Marcus

John Wayne

Gen. Mike Randolph

Senta Berger

Magda Simon

Angie Dickinson

Emma Marcus

James Donald

Maj. Safir

Yul Brynner

Asher Gonen

Frank Sinatra

Vince Talmadge

Luther Adler

Jacob Zion

Gordon Jackson

James MacAfee

Chaim Topol

Abou Ibn Kader

Ruth White

Mrs. Chaison

Michael Hordern

British Ambassador

Allan Cuthbertson

Immigration Officer

Jeremy Kemp

Senior British Officer

Sean Barrett

Junior British Officer

Michael Shillo

Andre Simon

Roland Bartrop

Bert Harrison

Robert Gardett

General Walsh

Michael Balston

1st Sentry

Michael Douglas

Jeep Driver (uncredited)

Claude Aliotti

2nd Sentry

Samra Dedes

Belly Dancer

Micha Shagrir

Truck Driver

Frank Latimore

1st U.N. Officer

Ken Buckle

2nd U.N. Officer

Rod Dana

Aide to Gen. Randolph

Robert Ross

Aide to Chief of Staff

Arthur Hansel

Pentagon Officer

Dan Sturkie

Jump Sergeant

Hillel Rave

Yaakov

Art

Ferdinando Ruffo

Set Decoration

Joe LaBella

Property Master

Michael Stringer

Production Design

Arrigo Equini

Art Direction

Camera

Aldo Tonti

Director of Photography

Costume & Make-Up

Robert J. Schiffer

Makeup Artist

Annalisa Nasalli-Rocca

Wardrobe Supervisor

Margaret Furse

Costume Design

Dave Grayson

Makeup Artist

Vasco Reggiani

Hairstylist

Euclide Santoli

Makeup Artist

Crew

Sass Bedig

Special Effects

Marko Ya'acobi

Second Unit Cinematographer

Directing

Marion Mertes

Script Supervisor

Jack N. Reddish

Assistant Director

Jack N. Reddish

Second Unit Director

Charles R. Scott Jr.

Assistant Director

Tim Zinnemann

Assistant Director

Editing

Bert Bates

Editor

Lighting

Adolfo Bartoli

Lighting Technician

Production

Michael Wayne

Co-Producer

Nate H. Edwards

Production Manager

Shlomo Mugrabi

Unit Production Manager

Patrick J. Palmer

Unit Manager

Allen K. Wood

Production Supervisor

Sound

Elmer Bernstein

Original Music Composer

Jack Hayes

Orchestrator

Leo Shuken

Orchestrator

Chuck Overhulser

Sound Editor

Clem Portman

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Richard Carruth

Music Editor

Writing

Ted Berkman

Screenplay