Cast a Giant Shadow

original title:
Cast a Giant Shadow
other titles:
(Der Schatten des Giganten)
country / year of production:
USA / 1966
original length:
141 min. , color
premiere:
30 March 1966
genre:
adventure
based on:
Ted Berkman. Cast a Giant Shadow. The story of Mickey Marcus who died to save Jerusalem. Garden City: Doubleday, 1962.
director:
Melville Shavelson
film script:
Melville Shavelson
producer:
Melville Shavelson , Michael Wayne
cinematographer:
Aldo Tonti
editor:
Bert Bates , Gene Ruggiero
composer:
Elmer Bernstein
cast (role):
Kirk Douglas (Col. David 'Mickey' Marcus) , Senta Berger (Magda Simon) , Angie Dickinson (Emma Marcus) , Frank Sinatra (Spence Talmadge) , Yul Brynner (Asher Gonen) , Kirk Douglas , Senta Berger , Angie Dickinson , Frank Sinatra , Yul Brynner
more:
John Wayne (Gen. Mike Randolph) , John Wayne
plot synopsis:
Cast a Giant Shadow is set at the time when Israel as about to became a nation. American Army officer Colonel David Marcus is recruited by the yet-to-exist Israel to help form an army. Marcus is conflicted because of his sudden appreciation for his Jewish heritage. Realizing that each of Israel's Arab nations has vowed to invade the poorly prepared country once the partition has been made, Marcus is made commander of the Israeli forces just before the war begins.
keywords:
anti-semitism , boot-camp , outnumbered , friendly fire
war:
Arab-Israeli conflict
literature:
Judith Halperin/ Phyllis Kreinik. Mickey Marcus. The story of Colonel David Marcus. New York: Bloch, 1949.
remarks:
Homepage: http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mickey_Marcus
availability:
VHS, DVD