| | |
Features: DVD, Widescreen, Aspect Ratio 2.35:1, English, French, Spanish, Subtitled, Theatrical Version, Trailers
Part fact, part fiction, Cast A Giant Shadow powerfully dramatizes Israel's heroic 1947-48 struggle for independence. Both realistic war story and passionate romance, it features an all-star cast including Kirk Douglas, Senta Berger and Angie Dickinson, as well as Yul Bryner, John Wayne and Frank Sinatra in notable supporting roles. After a brilliant career with the U.S. Army, WWII hero and Jewish American Mickey Marcus (Douglas) is called to the new state of Israel to build an army capable of withstanding its Arab foes. Against the wishes of his wife (Dickinson), Mickey makes the journey and begins transforming a ragtag underground army into a first-class fighting machine. But as the threat of war looms, Mickey must also confront his growing attraction to beautiful activist Magda Simon (Berger).
"A highly intelligent spectacular...executed with pace and imagination." British Monthly Film Bulletin
Editor's Note
In this story of Israel's difficult struggle for statehood, Douglas plays the role of colonel David Marcus, an American military officer who defied orders and led a faction of the Israeli Army in defense of its newly formed borders.
Plot Summary
Kirk Douglas stars as the military adventurer and freedom fighter Colonel David (Mickey) Marcus in this star-studded epic about the founding of the state of Israel. | Not satisfied by the simple domestic life, in which Colonel Marcus finds himself after the end of World War II, he volunteers to join the fight for the liberation of Israel. But Marcus's initial thirst for adventure, becomes something more it becomes a patriotic and passionate commitment to Zionism.
| Features | Widescreen Version, Enhanced For 16X9 TVs | | Original Theatrical Trailer | | Audio: English, French, Spanish Mono | | Subtitles: English, French, Spanish |
| Technical Info
|
Release Information
| | Studio: MGM |
| Release Date: 2/5/2002 |
| Running Time: 138 minutes |
| Original Release Date: 1966 | | Catalog ID: 1003134 | | UPC: 00027616872982 | | Number of Discs: 1 |
Audio & Video
| | Original Language: English | | Available Audio Tracks: English, French Dubbed, Spanish Dubbed | | Available Subtitles: English, French, Spanish | | Video: Color |
Aspect Ratio | | 2.35:1 |
| Cast & Crew
|
| |
|
|
