VHS : Cast a Giant Shadow
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starring: Kirk Douglas, Senta Berger, Angie Dickinson, James Donald, Stathis Giallelisdirected by: Melville Shavelson
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: VHS Tape
EAN: 9786302923049
Format: Color, HiFi Sound, NTSC
ISBN: 6302923042
Label: MGM (Video & DVD)
Manufacturer: MGM (Video & DVD)
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: MGM (Video & DVD)
Release Date: September 01, 1998
Running Time: 142 minutes
Sales Rank: 19746
Studio: MGM (Video & DVD)
Theatrical Release Date: March 30, 1966
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Editorial Review:
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
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - Cast a Giant Shadow
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..
Rating: - Cast a Giant Shadow
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.
Rating: - Cast a Giant Shadow
I loved the DVD! It was an excellent movie with an impressive cast. The quality of the photography, sound, etc. was tops.
Rating:  - The making of Israel
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 ... Read More
Rating: - A sentimental film
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 ... Read More
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