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Cast a Giant Shadow | 
 enlarge | Director: Melville Shavelson
Actors: Kirk Douglas, John Wayne, Frank Sinatra, Senta Berger, Angie Dickinson
Studio: MGM (Video & DVD)
Category: DVD
List Price: $14.98
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Rating:  22 reviews
Sales Rank: 16402
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, Dvd-video, Subtitled, Widescreen, Ntsc
Languages: English (Original Language), Hebrew (Original Language), English (Subtitled), French (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled), French (Dubbed), Spanish (Dubbed)
Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Number Of Items: 1
Running Time: 146
Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.4 x 5.3 x 0.6
MPN: MGMD1003134D
ISBN: 0792851943
UPC: 027616872982
EAN: 9780792851943
ASIN: B00005S8KR
Theatrical Release Date: March 30, 1966
Release Date: February 5, 2002
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Product Description
Outnumbered - unarmed - unprepared - they hurled back their answer in flesh and flame! Studio: Tcfhe/mgm Release Date: 05/13/2008 Starring: Kirk Douglas Senta Berger Run time: 138 minutes Rating: Nr Director: Melville Shavelson
Amazon.com
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 (played 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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 Cast a Giant Shadow May 2, 2008
This is one of those Classics that you will want in your library, like The Longest Day etc... Just buy it. At these prices it's a good value..
Cast a Giant Shadow February 8, 2008
This movie is a wonderful Kirk Douglas Film about the famous Mickey Marcus and the beginning of the state of Israel. This year marks the 60th Anniversary of Israel and is a good time to see this film. This is one of my favorites of all time.
Cast a Giant Shadow November 28, 2007
I loved the DVD! It was an excellent movie with an impressive cast. The quality of the photography, sound, etc. was tops.
 The making of Israel June 13, 2007
5 out of 6 found this review helpful
A good movie, especially considering the cast. Kirk Douglas is great, as always, as is Yul Brynner (although it's hard sometimes to tell if Yul is acting or just being Yul).
The movie looks at the beginnings of Israel and the role of Marcus, a former U.S. Army officer, in winning the battle against the Arabs who tried to invade from the surrounding countries when independence was declared.
Only a few flaws keep this from being an outstanding movie, notably the over-use of flashbacks. Either Marcus' experiences in Europe and Washington should have been summed up early in the movie or else some other plot device used to explain how he came to feel like he had to do something for Israel.
Still, a good movie that avoids any of the PC hand-wringing one sees so often in these sorts of things.
A sentimental film December 12, 2006
7 out of 8 found this review helpful
First off let me say I have been living in Jerusalem now for two years and I saw Exodus before I cmae here but this film in many ways is more senitmental and brings tears to the eyes, despite its Hollywood idiocy, cardboard acting and stereotypes. The cinematography cannot be beaten, the film is shot in the dirty kibbutzim, Jerusalem hills and Negev desert. Although the battles are stylized and the Egyptian tanks are not accurate, the film maintains many accurate aspects. It truthfully shows the non-support given by the U.S to nascent Israel. It also gives many accurate details regarding the Egyptian advance, the battles for Jerusalem, the Burma road and the ALA. It fairly depicts the arab irregulars, and in this many are wrong, the depiction of Israeli organization and Arab disorganization is fairly portrayed. The Israelis are shown to be full of bravado, lacking many military skills, but with much efficiency and zeal while the Arabs are truthfully shown to be made up of a variety of competing interests, including irregulars, sheikhs and regular troops.
Many small details are accurate and fair. The cast is brilliant, including Kirk Douglas, Frank Sinatra(in a bit part) and John Wayne. The Hebrew is simple and helpful for the begginer. THe Romance is not as stupid as previously portrayed, and the Israelis/Jews are depicted in their diversity(with the exception of the religious).
Seth J. Frantzman
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