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Masada( 1981)

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Overview

A Roman general leads the epic 1st-century siege of Masada, the mountain fortress where more than 900 Jews made a heroic stand against 5,000 Roman soldiers.

    Series Cast

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      Peter O'Toole

      Gen. Cornelius Flavius Silva

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      Peter Strauss

      Eleazar Ben Yair

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      Barbara Carrera

      Sheva

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      Nigel Davenport

      Mucianus

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      Alan Feinstein

      Aaron

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      Giulia Pagano

      Miriam

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      Anthony Quayle

      Rubrius Gallus

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      Denis Quilley

      Marcus Quadratus

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      Paul L. Smith

      Gideon

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      Anthony Valentine

      Merovius

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      Timothy West

      Emperor Vespasian

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      David Warner

      Pomponius Falco

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      Clive Francis

      Attius

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      George Innes

      Titus

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      David Opatoshu

      Shimon

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      Richard Pierson

      Ephraim

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      Jack Watson

      Decurion

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      Joseph Wiseman

      Jerahmeel

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      Heinz Bernard

      Elder

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      Christopher Biggins

      Claudius Albinus

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      David A. Block

      Reuben

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      Warren Clarke

      Plinius

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      Vernon Dobtcheff

      Chief Priest

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      Michael Elphick

      Vettius

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      Ken Hutchison

      Fronto

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      David Mauro

      Epos

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      Kevin McNally

      Norbanus

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      Alexander Peleg

      Zidon

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      Joey Sagal

      Seth

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      Michael Shillo

      Ezra

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      Richard Basehart

      Narrator

    Current Season

    Miniseries

    1981 | 4 Episodes

    Miniseries of Masada premiered on Apr 05 1981

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    A review by CinemaSerf

    7
    Written by CinemaSerf on Sun Mar 27 2022
    I remember watching this mini-series on the BBC and throughly enjoying every minute (I was 14!). It marries historical fact, legend and drama creating a cracking action adventure that sees nine hundred Jewish people take refuge in the eponymous and impregnable mountain fortress, fleeing the brutal regime of the Vespasianic legions under the command of Peter O'Toole's ("Silva"). The other principal casting maybe isn't the best - Peter Strauss didn't work for me at all and the seriously wooden Barbara Carrera also stretches the imagination just a tad, but the pace of the story builds well as the ...

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    Facts

    Status

    Ended

    Status

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    Type

    Miniseries

    Original Language

    English

    Keywords

    • israel
    • based on novel or book
    • miniseries
    • ancient history
    • 1st century