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Masada

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Masada is a 1981 American historical drama television miniseries aired on ABC under the tentpole ABC Novel for Television. The screenplay by Joel Oliansky is based on Ernest Gann's 1971 novel The Antagonists. A dramatization of the historical siege of the Masada citadel in Roman Palestine by legions of the Roman Empire in AD 73. A siege that ended when the Roman armies entered the fortress, only to discover the mass suicide by the Jewish defenders when defeat became imminent.

Created by
Joel Oliansky
Seasons
1
Episodes
4
Episode length
~2h
First aired
Apr 5, 1981
Networks
ABC
Original language
English
Origin
United States

Cast of Masada

  • Portrait of Peter O'Toole

    Peter O'Toole

    General Cornelius Flavius Silva

  • Portrait of Peter Strauss

    Peter Strauss

    Eleazar ben Yair

  • Portrait of Barbara Carrera

    Barbara Carrera

    Sheva

  • Portrait of Alan Feinstein

    Alan Feinstein

    Aaron

  • Portrait of Giulia Pagano

    Giulia Pagano

    Miriam

  • Portrait of Anthony Quayle

    Anthony Quayle

    Rubrius Gallus

  • Portrait of Paul L. Smith

    Paul L. Smith

    Gideon

  • Portrait of David Warner

    David Warner

    Senator Pomponius Falco

  • Portrait of Clive Francis

    Clive Francis

    Attius, Head Tribune

  • Portrait of David Opatoshu

    David Opatoshu

    Shimon

  • Richard Pierson

    Ephraim

  • Portrait of Joseph Wiseman

    Joseph Wiseman

    Jerahmeel, Head Essene

Seasons

  • Miniseries

    Apr 5, 1981

    4 episodes

    A dramatization of the historical siege of the Masada citadel in Roman Palestine by legions of the Roman Empire in AD 73. A siege that ended when the Roman armies entered the fortress, only to discover the mass suicide by the Jewish defenders when defeat became imminent.

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