Description |
2 videodiscs (383 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. |
System Details |
DVD, region 1, full screen (1.33:1) presentation; Dolby Digital. |
Note |
Title from container. |
Cast |
Peter O'Toole, Peter Strauss, Barbara Carrera, Nigel Davenport, Alan Feinstein, Giulia Pagano, Anthony Quayle, Denis Quilley, Paul L. Smith, Anthony Valentine, Timothy West, David Warner, George Peter Innes, David Opatoshu, Richard Pierson, Joseph Wiseman. |
Credits |
Music, Jerry Goldsmith. |
Note |
Based on the novel " The antagonists" by Ernest K. Gann. |
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Originally broadcast on television in 1981. |
Summary |
In the first century A.D., Flavius Silva, commander of the Roman Tenth Legion in Palestine, leads his forces in combat against the remaining Jewish Zealots who have taken refuge in the seemingly impregnable fortress of Masada. There, the engineering and military might of Rome faces the passion and ingenuity of Eleazer ben Yair and his people. |
Awards |
Emmy Awards, 1981: Emmy - Best Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or a Special (David Warner) ; Outstanding Achievement in Music Composition for a Limited Series or a Special (Jerry Goldsmith). |
Subject |
Flavius Silva, 1st cent. -- Drama.
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Masada Site (Israel) -- Siege, 72-73 -- Drama.
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Rome -- History -- Flavians, 69-96 -- Drama.
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Siege warfare -- Israel -- Masada Site -- Drama.
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Masada Site (Israel) -- Drama.
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Genre |
Television mini-series.
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Historical films.
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Epic films.
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Historical -- Television mini-series.
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Television movies.
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Historical films.
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Epic films.
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Added Author |
Eckstein, George, 1928-
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Oliansky, Joel.
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Sagal, Boris, 1923-1981.
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O'Toole, Peter, 1932-
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Strauss, Peter, 1947-
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Carrera, Barbara.
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Davenport, Nigel.
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Feinstein, Alan.
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Pagano, Giulia.
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Quayle, Anthony, 1913-1989.
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Quilley, Denis.
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Smith, Paul, 1939-
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Valentine, Anthony.
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West, Timothy.
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Warner, David, 1941-
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Innes, George Peter.
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Opatoshu, David, 1918-
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Pierson, Richard.
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Wiseman, Joseph.
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Goldsmith, Jerry.
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Gann, Ernest Kellogg, 1910-1991.
Antagonists.
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NBC Universal, Inc.
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Arnon Milchan Film Productions, Ltd.
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Koch Entertainment (Firm)
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Added Title |
MASADA |
ISBN |
1417230061 : $29.99 |
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9781417230068 |
Standard No. |
741952648291 |
Music # |
KOC-DV-6482 Koch Entertainment |
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