Cast A Giant Shadow (UK)

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Review of Cast A Giant Shadow
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Chris Cox

Outnumbered - unarmed - unprepared - they hurled back their answer in flesh and flame
Certificate: PG
Running Time: 133 mins
Retail Price: £12.99
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Content Type: Movie

Synopsis:
Part fact, part fiction, Cast a Giant Shadow powerfully dramatises Israel`s heroic 1947-48 struggle for independance. Both realistic war story and passionate romance, the film centres on the legendary David "Mickey" Marcus, whose motto was "Life isn`t a spectator sport - you`ve just got to get involved". Kirk Douglas gives a strong, compassionate performance as Marcus, an American Jew and World War II hero who got involved by becoming a volunteer military advisor to the new state of Israel and the country`s first general in 2000 years.

The outstanding cast includes Angie Dickinson and Senta Berger as the women in his life; Yul Brynner as an initially sceptical Israeli officer, and Luther Adler, who exudes dignity and authority in his thinly disguised portrayal of the statesman Ben-Gurion. In significant cameo roles, John Wayne and Frank Sinatra score as a crusty American general and a happy-go-lucky pilot. With it`s off-hand humour and careful attention to military strategy, Cast a Giant Shadow gives us an absorbing and exciting look at an important moment in our world`s history.

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Original theatrical trailer