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Cast a Giant Shadow (1966)

Name: Cast a Giant Shadow
Director: Melville Shavelson
Genre: War, Drama
Released: 1966-03-30
Duration: 146 min
Rating: 6.3
Cast: Kirk Douglas, John Wayne, Senta Berger, Angie Dickinson, James Donald

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

146 min · United States of America · Dir. Melville Shavelson

War

Drama

1966 movies

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.