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Cast a Giant Shadow
“Outnumbered - unarmed - unprepared - they stunned the world with their incredible victory!”
64%
Movie
2h 26m
AI Analysis
Cast a Giant Shadow (1966) — AI movie analysis
WatchMind AI generated this AI analysis of Cast a Giant Shadow (1966) — a movie tagged as War and Drama with epic moods and slow-burn pacing.
Story & themes: 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 be… Our models also surface themes such as war from synopsis and genre signals.
Watch context: Best suited for solo focused viewing. Expect slow-burn storytelling (~146 min).
Community signal: TMDb members rate Cast a Giant Shadow 64% (61 votes) — solid community ratings for this movie.
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from 61 TMDb votes
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Synopsis
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.
Quick facts
- Type
- Movie
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- 1966-03-30
- Runtime
- 2h 26m
- TMDB rating
- 6.4
- TMDB ID
- 8737
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What is Cast a Giant Shadow about?
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 t... This is the official synopsis available via TMDb community metadata.
Is there an AI analysis for Cast a Giant Shadow?
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How long is the movie Cast a Giant Shadow?
The official runtime for Cast a Giant Shadow is approximately 146 minutes.
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Cast
Kirk Douglas
Col. David 'Mickey' Marcus
John Wayne
Gen. Mike Randolph
Senta Berger
Magda Simon
Angie Dickinson
Emma Marcus
James Donald
Maj. Safir
Yul Brynner
Asher Gonen
Frank Sinatra
Vince Talmadge
Stathis Giallelis
Ram Oren
Luther Adler
Jacob Zion
Gordon Jackson
James MacAfee
Chaim Topol
Abou Ibn Kader
Ruth White
Mrs. Chaison
Michael Hordern
British Ambassador
Allan Cuthbertson
Immigration Officer
Jeremy Kemp
Senior British Officer
Sean Barrett
Junior British Officer
Michael Shillo
Andre Simon
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Rina Ganor
Rona
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