Cast a Giant Shadow

Cast a Giant Shadow poster.

Movie (1966)

Starring:
Kirk Douglas (Marcus)
Angie Dickinson (Emma Marcus)
Senta Berger (Magda)
Yul Brynner (Asher)

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 roots. 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.

Curtiss C-46A Commando

Painted in USAAF olive drab with partial serial 7522. Filmed at an unknown airport in Italy. Aeromovies theorizes that this airframe is registration I-SILA, c/n 30271, based on the window arrangement.

Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress

Boeing 377 Stratocruiser Anak

Fictional Near East Airline livery applied. Actually one of the Israeli Air Force's Stratocruisers. Aeromovies theorizes that it could be registration 4X-FPX, c/n 15963.

Douglas C-47A-50-DL Skytrain

Fictional Aerolineas de Panama livery and false Panamanian registration HP-ASR. Actually registration 4X-ASR, c/n 10146 of Arkia Israel Inland Airlines. Built in 1943 for the USAAF with serial 42-24284.

Piper PA-18A-150 Super Cub

Registration 4X-AET, c/n 18-5922.

Nord Pingouin

Aeromovies alleges that this footage is reused from 633 Squadron.

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See also

• Cast a Giant Shadow at IMDb
• Cast a Giant Shadow at Wikipedia
• Cast a Giant Shadow at IMCDb