Overview
Plot
An American Army officer is recruited by the yet-to-exist Israel to help form an army, unsettled by the appeal to his Jewish heritage. As Arab neighbors vow to invade once partition is granted, he becomes commander of Israeli forces just before war begins.
- Directors
- Melville Shavelson
- Cast
- Kirk Douglas, John Wayne, Senta Berger, Angie Dickinson, James Donald, Yul Brynner, Frank Sinatra, Stathis Giallelis, Luther Adler, Gordon Jackson, Chaim Topol, Ruth White, Michael Hordern, Allan Cuthbertson, Jeremy Kemp, Sean Barrett, Michael Shillo, Rina Ganor, Roland Bartrop, Robert Gardett
- Country
- United States of America
- Genre
- War, Drama
- Release date
- 1966-03-30
- Studios
- Bryna Productions, Batjac Productions, Llenroc Productions, The Mirisch Company, United Artists
Plot
Warning: spoilers
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An American Army officer is asked by the yet-to-exist Israel to help build an army, a request that disturbs him because it suddenly invokes his Jewish heritage. With each of Israel's Arab neighbors vowing 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.
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