Masada (1981)
Overview
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.
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Masada Cast
Peter O'Toole
as General Cornelius Flavius Silva
Peter Strauss
as Eleazar ben Yair
Barbara Carrera
as Sheva
Alan Feinstein
as Aaron
Giulia Pagano
as Miriam
Anthony Quayle
as Rubrius Gallus
Paul L. Smith
as Gideon
David Warner
as Senator Pomponius Falco
Clive Francis
as Attius, Head Tribune
David Opatoshu
as Shimon
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Richard Pierson
as Ephraim
Joseph Wiseman
as Jerahmeel, Head Essene
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Masada came out on April 5, 1981.
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Masada holds a 7.1/10 average from 67 TMDB user ratings. Viewers generally enjoy it, especially fans of the genre.
