Skip to main content
G:W2:8 6
Edit position
Edit position

Last set 22 hours, 55 minutes ago. Manual moves override automatic placement until the next shelfie/spine match.

How to make a Jewish movie
Diagnose this book
Open in Vernon Browser

How to make a Jewish movie

by Melville Shavelson

This volume is in near-fine condition with a small cut on the inside upper corner of the dust jacket. The item shows minimal wear and is otherwise well preserved.

Accession 21485 ISBN 0491001568 Publisher W. H. Allen
Book Images
Reference and live side by side Hover to see live images
Reference
How to make a Jewish movie spine
How to make a Jewish movie cover
Live
How to make a Jewish movie live spine
No live
How to make a Jewish movie spine How to make a Jewish movie live spine
How to make a Jewish movie cover
No live
TAGS
Curated Derived
Art Biography Entertainment Entertainment Industry History Humour Music Professions Storytelling Wit
CONNECTIONS
No connections
State
on_shelf
True
position_updated_at
2026-06-05 14:17
orientation
vertical
Details

Physical

binding_type
Hard Back
dimensions
none captured
spine_text
none captured

Metadata

Book form
LOCATION HISTORY
G:W2:8 6 Current vertical
3 days, 16 hours ago
Book Location
Updated 22 hours, 55 minutes ago
Vernon snapshot
View live

Frozen copy of Vernon's record from the last sync. Fields tagged → flow back into the Pulse record.

Last synced 2026-06-02 08:30 (4 days, 4 hours ago)

Identity

name→ title
How to make a Jewish movie
vernon_id
31730
accession_no→ accession_number
21485
vernon_slug
how-to-make-a-jewish-movie-by-melville-shavelson

Drives Pulse state

curr_loc_status→ on_shelf
On Shelf
location_name
Zone W2/Level 1/Phrontisterion/MONA
location_reason
On Shelf
isbn_issn→ isbn (when valid)
0491001568

Descriptive

production_date
1971
object_type
Books/Document genres/Information forms/Visual and Verbal Communication
object_status
Accessioned
brief_description
This book chronicles the making of Cast a Giant Shadow - a big-budget movie shot in Israel about the experiences of a real-life Jewish-American military officer, Colonel David "Mickey" Marcus, who commanded units of the fledgling Israel Defence Forces during the 1948 Arab-Israeli War.

Subjects & people

authors→ author (initial fill only)
Melville Shavelson
tags→ tags
Arts, Persons, Motion pictures, Performing arts, Motion picture producers and directors, Motion pictures -- Production and direction, Motion pictures -- Political aspects, Israel -- History
subject_people
—
subject_objects
—

Cover image

vernon_cover_image_id→ cover_image
37621

Raw Vernon JSON

click to inspect

The source payload behind the snapshot above.
Use ⌘F to search once expanded.
{7 keys}
"slug": "how-to-make-a-jewish-movie-by-melville-shavelson"
"opacObjectId": "31730"
"opacCollection": {1 keys}
"opacCollectionId": "1"
"imagesCollection": {2 keys}
"images": [1 items]
"[0]": {5 keys}
"imageId": "37621"
"cssColors": [5 items]
"[0]": {9 keys}
"hex": "eee8aa"
"hue": 55
"rank": 1
"presence": 39.38
"colorName": "palegoldenrod"
"lightness": 80
"colorGroup": "yellow"
"saturation": 67
"formattedColorName": "pale goldenrod"
"[1]": {9 keys}
"hex": "000000"
"hue": 0
"rank": 2
"presence": 50.71
"colorName": "black"
"lightness": 0
"colorGroup": "gray"
"saturation": 0
"formattedColorName": "black"
"[2]": {9 keys}
"hex": "ff0000"
"hue": 0
"rank": 3
"presence": 3.63
"colorName": "red"
"lightness": 50
"colorGroup": "red"
"saturation": 100
"formattedColorName": "red"
"[3]": {9 keys}
"hex": "8b4513"
"hue": 25
"rank": 4
"presence": 5.18
"colorName": "saddlebrown"
"lightness": 31
"colorGroup": "brown"
"saturation": 76
"formattedColorName": "saddle brown"
"[4]": {9 keys}
"hex": "808080"
"hue": 0
"rank": 5
"presence": 0.7
"colorName": "gray"
"lightness": 50
"colorGroup": "gray"
"saturation": 0
"formattedColorName": "gray"
"rawColors": [7 items]
"[0]": {6 keys}
"hex": "f0e1a5"
"hue": 48
"rank": 1
"presence": 39.38
"lightness": 79
"saturation": 71
"[1]": {6 keys}
"hex": "090605"
"hue": 15
"rank": 2
"presence": 50.71
"lightness": 2
"saturation": 28
"[2]": {6 keys}
"hex": "dd1612"
"hue": 1
"rank": 3
"presence": 3.63
"lightness": 46
"saturation": 84
"[3]": {6 keys}
"hex": "754c1c"
"hue": 32
"rank": 4
"presence": 5.18
"lightness": 28
"saturation": 61
"[4]": {6 keys}
"hex": "928d6a"
"hue": 52
"rank": 5
"presence": 0.7
"lightness": 49
"saturation": 15
"[5]": {6 keys}
"hex": "48483e"
"hue": 60
"rank": 6
"presence": 0.38
"lightness": 26
"saturation": 7
"[6]": {6 keys}
"hex": "847a7c"
"hue": 348
"rank": 7
"presence": 0.02
"lightness": 49
"saturation": 3
"imageLabels": [10 items]
"[0]": {5 keys}
"count": 19413
"score": 82.85
"status": "auto_verified"
"imageLabel": "Font"
"imageLabelId": 12
"[1]": {5 keys}
"count": 11763
"score": 79.74
"status": "auto_verified"
"imageLabel": "Poster"
"imageLabelId": 21
"[2]": {5 keys}
"count": 38
"score": 78.78
"status": "auto_verified"
"imageLabel": "Crest"
"imageLabelId": 761
"[3]": {5 keys}
"count": 656
"score": 71.8
"status": "auto_verified"
"imageLabel": "Symbol"
"imageLabelId": 83
"[4]": {5 keys}
"count": 112
"score": 70.11
"status": "auto_verified"
"imageLabel": "Emblem"
"imageLabelId": 560
"[5]": {5 keys}
"count": 5352
"score": 63.33
"status": "auto_verified"
"imageLabel": "Advertising"
"imageLabelId": 71
"[6]": {5 keys}
"count": 1637
"score": 62.68
"status": "auto_verified"
"imageLabel": "Logo"
"imageLabelId": 19
"[7]": {5 keys}
"count": 3196
"score": 60.13
"status": "auto_verified"
"imageLabel": "Graphics"
"imageLabelId": 16
"[8]": {5 keys}
"count": 5931
"score": 59.91
"status": "auto_verified"
"imageLabel": "Illustration"
"imageLabelId": 25
"[9]": {5 keys}
"count": 12700
"score": 58.93
"status": "auto_verified"
"imageLabel": "Book cover"
"imageLabelId": 90
"imageDerivatives": [6 items]
"[0]": {4 keys}
"url": "https://browser.mona.net.au/records/images/large/24413/49184a1d7952d0b6377a9e07a71ff9ef88fac0bd.jpg"
"width": "541"
"height": "800"
"identifier": "LARGE"
"[1]": {4 keys}
"url": "https://browser.mona.net.au/records/images/medium/24413/49184a1d7952d0b6377a9e07a71ff9ef88fac0bd.jpg"
"width": "271"
"height": "400"
"identifier": "MEDIUM"
"[2]": {4 keys}
"url": "https://browser.mona.net.au/records/images/nano/24413/49184a1d7952d0b6377a9e07a71ff9ef88fac0bd.jpg"
"width": "24"
"height": "35"
"identifier": "NANO"
"[3]": {4 keys}
"url": "https://browser.mona.net.au/records/images/small/24413/49184a1d7952d0b6377a9e07a71ff9ef88fac0bd.jpg"
"width": "101"
"height": "150"
"identifier": "SMALL"
"[4]": {4 keys}
"url": "https://browser.mona.net.au/records/images/tiny/24413/49184a1d7952d0b6377a9e07a71ff9ef88fac0bd.jpg"
"width": "51"
"height": "75"
"identifier": "TINY"
"[5]": {4 keys}
"url": "https://browser.mona.net.au/records/images/xlarge/24413/49184a1d7952d0b6377a9e07a71ff9ef88fac0bd.jpg"
"width": "812"
"height": "1200"
"identifier": "XLARGE"
"totalImages": 1
"objectSearchScore": 1.3185365
"opacObjectFieldSets": [40 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "accession_no"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": "21485"
"[1]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "name"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"value": "How to make a Jewish movie / by Melville Shavelson"
"opacObjectFieldAttributes": [1 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"key": "title"
"value": "How to make a Jewish movie / by Melville Shavelson"
"[2]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "other_name"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": ""
"[3]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "artist_last_first"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": "Shavelson, Melville"
"[4]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "prod_pri_date"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"value": "1971"
"opacObjectFieldAttributes": [2 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"key": "earliest_date"
"value": "1971-01-01Z"
"[1]": {2 keys}
"key": "latest_date"
"value": "1971-12-31Z"
"[5]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "prod_pri_date_notes"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": ""
"[6]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "edition"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": ""
"[7]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "brief_desc"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": "This book chronicles the making of Cast a Giant Shadow - a big-budget movie shot in Israel about the experiences of a real-life Jewish-American military officer, Colonel David "Mickey" Marcus, who commanded units of the fledgling Israel Defence Forces during the 1948 Arab-Israeli War."
"[8]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "measure_desc"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": ""
"[9]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "credit_line"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": ""
"[10]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "curr_loc_status"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"value": "On Shelf"
"opacObjectFieldAttributes": [1 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"key": "search"
"value": "curr_loc_status:"On Shelf""
"[11]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "ob_status"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": "Accessioned"
"[12]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "lender"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": ""
"[13]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "copyright_owner"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": ""
"[14]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "copyright_type"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": ""
"[15]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "copyright_start"
"opacObjectFields": [0 items]
"[16]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "copyright_expiry"
"opacObjectFields": [0 items]
"[17]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "copyright_notes"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": ""
"[18]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "curr_loc"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": "Zone W2/Level 1/Phrontisterion/MONA"
"[19]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "object_type"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"value": "Books/Document genres/Information forms/Visual and Verbal Communication"
"opacObjectFieldAttributes": [1 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"key": "search"
"value": "object_type:"Books/Document genres/Information forms/Visual and Verbal Communication""
"[20]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "collection"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"value": "Main Collection/Library"
"opacObjectFieldAttributes": [1 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"key": "search"
"value": "collection:"Main Collection/Library""
"[21]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "prod_pri_place"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": "London/England"
"[22]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "prod_pri_publisher"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": "W. H. Allen"
"[23]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "physical_notes"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": "244 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm."
"[24]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "language"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": "English"
"[25]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "isbn_issn"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": "0491001568"
"[26]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "user_sym_1"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": "791.437 SHA"
"[27]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "usual_loc_being"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": "Zone W2/Level 1/Phrontisterion/MONA"
"[28]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "subject_class"
"opacObjectFields": [5 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"value": "Israel -- History"
"opacObjectFieldAttributes": [1 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"key": "search"
"value": "subject_class:"Israel -- History""
"[1]": {2 keys}
"value": "Motion picture producers and directors/Persons"
"opacObjectFieldAttributes": [1 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"key": "search"
"value": "subject_class:"Motion picture producers and directors/Persons""
"[2]": {2 keys}
"value": "Motion pictures -- Political aspects/Performing arts/Arts"
"opacObjectFieldAttributes": [1 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"key": "search"
"value": "subject_class:"Motion pictures -- Political aspects/Performing arts/Arts""
"[3]": {2 keys}
"value": "Motion pictures -- Production and direction/Performing arts/Arts"
"opacObjectFieldAttributes": [1 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"key": "search"
"value": "subject_class:"Motion pictures -- Production and direction/Performing arts/Arts""
"[4]": {2 keys}
"value": "Motion pictures/Performing arts/Arts"
"opacObjectFieldAttributes": [1 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"key": "search"
"value": "subject_class:"Motion pictures/Performing arts/Arts""
"[29]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "subject_date"
"opacObjectFields": [0 items]
"[30]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "subject_event"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": ""
"[31]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "subject_period"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"value": "20th Century"
"opacObjectFieldAttributes": [1 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"key": "search"
"value": "subject_period:"20th Century""
"[32]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "subject_object"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": ""
"[33]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "subject_person"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": ""
"[34]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "subject_place"
"opacObjectFields": [2 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"value": "Israel"
"opacObjectFieldAttributes": [1 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"key": "search"
"value": "subject_place:"Israel""
"[1]": {2 keys}
"value": "Hollywood/California/United States of America"
"opacObjectFieldAttributes": [1 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"key": "search"
"value": "subject_place:"Hollywood/California/United States of America""
"[35]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "assoc_person"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": ""
"[36]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "assoc_place"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": ""
"[37]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "assoc_event"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": ""
"[38]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "assoc_object"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": ""
"[39]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "user_sym_9"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": ""
"relationshipsCollection": {2 keys}
"relationships": [1 items]
"[0]": {4 keys}
"relatedRecords": [1 items]
"[0]": {3 keys}
"slug": "melville-shavelson"
"title": "Melville Shavelson"
"relatedRecordId": "34936"
"relationshipId": "object_prod_pri_person"
"relatedRecordType": "person"
"totalRelatedRecords": 1
"totalRelationships": 1
Topics and Themes