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Summary
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.
Good for
- Friends night
- Teens
- Drop-in friendly
Skip it if
- You want something to laugh at
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 59GoodWatch 60
IMDb6.3
Letterboxd · 1 K ratings3.1/5
Audience score52%
Running time
2 h 26 min
Longer than most war movies, +28 min on the typical 118
typical 118146Half of all war movies run 103–135 min.
Reach
Streams in 20 countries, rent or buy in 3 more
+10Released
1966
March 30, 1966
60 years ago
Genres
WarDramaLanguage
English
Original language
Also spoken
FrenchMade in
- United States
Rated
No age rating yet.
What's in it
- ViolenceModerate
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesModerate
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensDrop-in FriendlyPure EscapismThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 20 more34 people
- Kirk DouglasCol. David 'Mickey' Marcus
- John WayneGen. Mike Randolph
- Senta BergerMagda Simon
- Angie DickinsonEmma Marcus
- James DonaldMaj. Safir
- Yul BrynnerAsher Gonen
- Frank SinatraVince Talmadge
- Stathis GiallelisRam Oren
Luther AdlerJacob Zion
Gordon JacksonJames MacAfee
Chaim TopolAbou Ibn Kader
Ruth WhiteMrs. Chaison
Michael HordernBritish Ambassador
Allan CuthbertsonImmigration Officer
Jeremy KempSenior British Officer
Sean BarrettJunior British Officer
Michael ShilloAndre Simon- RGRina GanorRona
Roland BartropBert Harrison- RGRobert GardettGeneral Walsh
- MBMichael Balston1st Sentry
Michael DouglasJeep Driver (uncredited)- CAClaude Aliotti2nd Sentry
- SDSamra DedesBelly Dancer
Directing · 5
- Melville Shavelson Director, Screenplay, Producer
- Tim Zinnemann Assistant Director
- Charles R. Scott Jr. Assistant Director
- Marion Mertes Script Supervisor
- Jack N. Reddish Assistant Director, Second Unit Director
Writing · 1
- Ted Berkman Screenplay
Production · 6
- Lynn Stalmaster Casting
- Michael Wayne Co-Producer
- Allen K. Wood Production Supervisor
- Patrick J. Palmer Unit Manager
- Nate H. Edwards Production Manager
- Shlomo Mugrabi Unit Production Manager
Camera · 1
- Aldo Tonti Director of Photography
Editing · 2
- Bert Bates Editor
- Gene Ruggiero Editor
Sound · 7
- Elmer Bernstein Original Music Composer
- Clem Portman Sound Re-Recording Mixer
- Chuck Overhulser Sound Editor
- Leo Shuken Orchestrator
- Richard Carruth Music Editor
- Jack Hayes Orchestrator
Art · 4
- Michael Stringer Production Design
- Ferdinando Ruffo Set Decoration
- Arrigo Equini Art Direction
- Joe LaBella Property Master
Costume & Make-Up · 6
- Margaret Furse Costume Design
- Euclide Santoli Makeup Artist
- Robert J. Schiffer Makeup Artist
- Dave Grayson Makeup Artist
- Annalisa Nasalli-Rocca Wardrobe Supervisor
- Vasco Reggiani Hairstylist
Visual Effects · 1
- Joseph Nathanson Matte Painter
Lighting · 1
- Adolfo Bartoli Lighting Technician
Other crew · 2
- Marko Ya'acobi Second Unit Cinematographer
- Sass Bedig Special Effects
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