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Masada

Sun, Apr 5, 1981
  • Drama
  • Action & Adventure
Series · Synopsis

Synopsis

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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Cast

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  • Peter O'Toole
    Peter O'Toole
    as General Cornelius Flavius Silva
  • Peter Strauss
    Peter Strauss
    as Eleazar ben Yair
  • Barbara Carrera
    Barbara Carrera
    as Sheva
  • Alan Feinstein
    Alan Feinstein
    as Aaron
  • Giulia Pagano
    Giulia Pagano
    as Miriam
  • Anthony Quayle
    Anthony Quayle
    as Rubrius Gallus
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Episodes

1 season · 4 episodes

Ended · 4 aired
Season 1
4 episodes · 4 aired
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  • E1
    Part I
    Aired · Mon, Apr 6, 1981 · 95m

    First up: Raids on Roman garrisons lead to a showdown between the Zealot leader (Peter Strauss) and a Roman commander (Peter O'Toole).

  • E2
    Part II
    Aired · Tue, Apr 7, 1981 · 95m

    While the Romans ready their offensive, Silva (Peter O'Toole) seeks comfort from a beautiful slave (Barbara Carrera) who plucks at his conscience.

  • E3
    Part III
    Aired · Wed, Apr 8, 1981 · 95m

    A Zealot plot to demoralize the Romans provokes retaliation against the camp's Jewish slaves by the scheming envoy Falco, who replaces Silva as commander.

  • E4
    Part IV
    Aired · Thu, Apr 9, 1981 · 95m

    Conclusion. Action builds to a tragic climax as the Romans assault the fortress with a siege engine---a massive ram mounted on a mobile tower.