Masada

Masada

TV 1981-04-05 2h 0m Drama Action & Adventure Primetime Emmy Awards 1
★ 7.0 / 10 · 63 votes

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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Status
Ended
Seasons
1
Episodes
4
Studios
Arnon Milchan Productions , Universal Television
Network
ABC
Country
United States of America
Languages
English, French
Created by
Joel Oliansky
Cast
Peter O'Toole Peter O'Toole General Cornelius Flavius Silva Peter Strauss Peter Strauss Eleazar ben Yair Barbara Carrera Barbara Carrera Sheva Alan Feinstein Alan Feinstein Aaron
Giulia Pagano Giulia Pagano Miriam
Anthony Quayle Anthony Quayle Rubrius Gallus Paul L. Smith Paul L. Smith Gideon David Warner David Warner Senator Pomponius Falco Clive Francis Clive Francis Attius, Head Tribune David Opatoshu David Opatoshu Shimon
Richard Pierson Richard Pierson Ephraim
Joseph Wiseman Joseph Wiseman Jerahmeel, Head Essene
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Awards

Won 1 Primetime Emmy Award

Primetime Emmy Awards 1 won · 1 nominated

  • 1981 Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie Won David Warner
  • 1981 Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie Nominated Peter O'Toole

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