---
title: 'Cast a Giant Shadow (1966)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Melville Shavelson'
released: '1966-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 132
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'War'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/cast-a-giant-shadow-1966'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0060218/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Cast a Giant Shadow (1966)

1966 · 132 min · Drama, War · United States


## Synopsis

Cast a Giant Shadow is a 1966 American action film based on the life of Colonel Mickey Marcus, and stars Kirk Douglas, Senta Berger, Yul Brynner, John Wayne, Frank Sinatra and Angie Dickinson. Melville Shavelson adapted, produced and directed. The film is a fictionalized account of the experiences of an historic Jewish-American military officer, Colonel David "Mickey" Marcus, who commanded units of the fledgling Israel Defense Forces during the 1948 Arab–Israeli War.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Melville Shavelson](https://cinepixo.com/people/melville-shavelson)
- **Screenplay:** [Melville Shavelson](https://cinepixo.com/people/melville-shavelson)
- **Producer:** [Melville Shavelson](https://cinepixo.com/people/melville-shavelson)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Elmer Bernstein](https://cinepixo.com/people/elmer-bernstein)
- **Director of Photography:** [Aldo Tonti](https://cinepixo.com/people/aldo-tonti)
- **Editor:** [Bert Bates](https://cinepixo.com/people/bert-bates)

## Cast

- [Luther Adler](https://cinepixo.com/people/luther-adler) as Jacob Zion
- [Frank Sinatra](https://cinepixo.com/people/frank-sinatra) as Vince Talmadge
- [Chaim Topol](https://cinepixo.com/people/chaim-topol) as Abou Ibn Kader
- [Kirk Douglas](https://cinepixo.com/people/kirk-douglas) as Mickey Marcus
- [Winston Churchill](https://cinepixo.com/people/winston-churchill) as Winston Churchill
- [Frank Latimore](https://cinepixo.com/people/frank-latimore) as 1st U.N. Officer
- [Gary Merrill](https://cinepixo.com/people/gary-merrill) as Pentagon Chief of Staff
- [Michael Douglas](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-douglas) as Jeep Driver
- [James Donald](https://cinepixo.com/people/james-donald) as Maj. Safir
- [John Wayne](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-wayne) as General Mike Randolph
- [Yul Brynner](https://cinepixo.com/people/yul-brynner) as Asher
- [Geoffrey Palmer](https://cinepixo.com/people/geoffrey-palmer) as David
- [Seán Barrett](https://cinepixo.com/people/sean-barrett) as Junior British Officer
- [Stathis Giallelis](https://cinepixo.com/people/stathis-giallelis) as Ram Oren
- [Rod Dana](https://cinepixo.com/people/rod-dana) as Aide to Gen. Randolph

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