Cast a Giant Shadow
1966 · 146 MIN · IMDB 6.3 · 4,055 VOTES · DIR. Melville Shavelson
Overview
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.
Dialogue Timeline — 1,590 lines
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00:03:29 Come on. We're due in court in 20 minutes.
00:07:19 Military adviser to the underground forces.
00:11:08 To Mrs. Sherman.
00:16:01 Did you find anything to drink around here?
00:20:32 ...and none for loaning a reserve officer...
00:26:40 Sometimes we do.
00:30:06 Palmahim Beach will be the landing area.
00:37:19 He escaped, one of the few.
00:42:42 Mr. Stone, can I talk to you?
00:47:41 ...see the chance to win money, power and land.
00:54:45 ...have embargoed all arms shipments to us...
00:58:02 ...every army training manual he can remember.
01:05:37 I got to Jerusalem, and your commander...
01:09:40 I'm only guessing.
01:14:09 And I'm glad you finally got some sense...
01:18:29 - And I'd fly for anybody who pays me. - It doesn't matter.
01:24:42 How much is Jerusalem worth, Asher?
01:29:08 There's a war on! Come on!
01:38:00 You never turn yours off.
01:42:07 Any word from Petach battalion?
01:50:06 Rona!
01:54:25 - This hill doesn't exist. - No, let him.
01:59:43 Then the UN freezaes the lines.
02:06:30 You're an insubordinate SOB. You'll go far, Chaim.
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,590
Dialogue density10.9 lines / min
First line00:03:29
Final line02:06:30
Production Record
DirectorMelville Shavelson
LanguageEnglish
IMDb votes4,055