Cast a Giant Shadow: Difference between revisions - Internet Movie Firearms Database - Guns in Movies, TV and Video Games
Cast a Giant Shadow: Difference between revisions
[[File:CAGS Legion Bren 2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|An Arab Legion infantryman fires his Bren at the attacking Palmach.]]
[[File:CAGS Legion Bren 2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|An Arab Legion infantryman fires his Bren at the attacking Palmach.]]
[[File:CAGS Ram Bren.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Ram Oren ([[Stathis Giallelis]]) fires the Bren at charging Arab Legion soldiers.]]
[[File:CAGS Ram Bren.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Ram Oren ([[Stathis Giallelis]]) fires the Bren at charging Arab Legion soldiers.]]
==Browning M1919A4==
The [[Browning_M1919#Browning_M1919A4|Browning M1919A4]] is pintle-mounted on M4 Sherman tanks used by the Egyptian Army. Haganah troops also use them mounted on jeeps.
Cast a Giant Shadow is a 1966 war movie about the struggle for Israeli independence. It is based on the true story of David "Mickey" Marcus (Kirk Douglas), a Colonel in the United States Army and World War Two veteran, who agrees to act as an advisor for the Haganah during the 1948 War of Independence. Marcus, initially reluctant, becomes devoted to the cause as he confronts his attraction to a beautiful Jewish activist, Magda (Senta Berger).
The following weapons appear in the film Cast a Giant Shadow:
"Mickey" Marcus (Kirk Douglas) and General Randolph (John Wayne) carry the Colt M1911A1 during their service in World War Two. Marcus draws his briefly in one scene, but it is never seen in enough detail to screencap.
Enfield No.2
Major Safir (James Donald) carries an Enfield No.2. Although it is never used, the model can be confirmed by the shape of the holster. "Mickey" Marcus (Kirk Douglas) carries one during a raid on a Syrian depot.
Submachine Guns
M1928A1 Thompson
"Mickey" Marcus (Kirk Douglas) and other paratroopers carry the M1928A1 Thompson during the D-Day jump. When going shopping on Christmas eve, Marcus admires a fake Thompson (looking very much like the real one, except for size).
In one scene, a weapons cache delivered to the Haganah contains the VZ-33 Mauser.
Machine Guns
Bren Mk1
Haganah fighters, including Ram Oren (Stathis Giallelis), use the Bren Mk1, often mounted on jeeps. British soldiers use them, as do the Arab Legion infantry defending Latrun.
Browning M1919A4
The Browning M1919A4 is pintle-mounted on M4 Sherman tanks used by the Egyptian Army. Haganah troops also use them mounted on jeeps.
Browning M2HB
The Browning M2HB is mounted on the turret of Egyptian M4 Sherman tanks.