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Cast a Giant Shadow (1966) was a Adventure - Drama Film directed by Melville Shavelson and produced by Melville Shavelson and Michael Wayne.

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Quotes from Cast a Giant Shadow

Vince Talmadge: Hey, don't leave me here! I'm anti-Semitic!


Magda Simon: Michael! Michael! Oh, Mike... It's so good to see you after so long... I'm sorry. I'm very late. How are you?
Col. David 'Mickey' Marcus: How do I look?
Magda Simon: Tired, like you've been making love to all the girls in America.
Col. David 'Mickey' Marcus: Eh, it's good to be back!


Gen. Mike Randolph: Give this insubordinate s_n-of-a-b___h every truck and every blanket in the Third Army. And I don't care who you have to steal them from!


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Director Melville Shavelson and Kirk Douglas fought throughout the shoot. At one point, Shavelson even walked off the set, leaving his assistant to take over for the day.
Though not really trivia, it is there for all who view it to see, this film's opening prologue states: "The major events in this film actually happened. Some of them are still happening. The major characters actually lived. Many of them are still living. Although it was not easy." At the time of release, this statement was probably the case.
During filming in August 1965 John Wayne enraged director Melville Shavelson with his views on the Watts Riots.
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