Masada

The story

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.

Cast

P Peter O'TooleGeneral Cornelius Flavius Silva P Peter StraussEleazar ben Yair B Barbara CarreraSheva A Alan FeinsteinAaron G Giulia PaganoMiriam A Anthony QuayleRubrius Gallus P Paul L. SmithGideon D David WarnerSenator Pomponius Falco C Clive FrancisAttius, Head Tribune D David OpatoshuShimon R Richard PiersonEphraim J Joseph WisemanJerahmeel, Head Essene

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D David A. BlockReuben V Vernon DobtcheffChief Priest D David MauroEpos A Alexander PelegZidon J Joey SagalSeth M Michael ShilloEzra C Christopher BigginsAlbinus W Warren ClarkePlinius K Ken HutchisonFronto R Reuven Bar-YotamButcher H Heinz BernardElder D Denis QuilleyGeneral Marcus Quadratus A Anthony ValentineMerovius, Head Tribune J Jack WatsonDecurion M Michael ElphickVettius N Nick BrimbleMilades D Derek NewarkEngineering Officer M Michael SchneiderSurgeon R Richard BasehartModern-Day Narrator (voice, uncredited) K Kevin McNallyNorbanus G George InnesTitus N Nigel DavenportSenator Mucianus R Ray SmithLentius D Diana WebsterQuintilia N Norman RossingtonMaro J John Terry BellMaster of Ceremonies L Leon GreeneCenturion W William Morgan SheppardSergeant T Timothy WestEmperor Vespasian R Rolf BrinCleaner J John PhilipsCenturion D David HooksKophar