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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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Emma Marcus: I was the only girl in Brooklyn who didn't get pregnant during the war.
Col. David 'Mickey' Marcus: Hm?
Emma Marcus: My mother kept the statistics.


Abou Ibn Kader: Not familiar with these hills? I was having women in these hills when your father was still sucking milk.


Col. David 'Mickey' Marcus: You've got no choice. Hit those tanks with everything.
Maj. Safir: Risk the entire force?
Col. David 'Mickey' Marcus: They don't know it's a whole force! Go for broke. This has gotta be the biggest bluff since the invention of falsies.


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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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