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Masada is an American television miniseries that aired on ABC in April 1981. Advertised by the network as an "ABC Novel for Television," the TV series' script is based on the 1971 novel The Antagonists by Ernest Gann, with a screenplay written by Joel Oliansky.
Watch the trailer and see the cast and crew of Masada, a 1981 historical drama based on the true story of the Jewish zealots who defended the fortress of Masada against the Romans. The series won two Primetime Emmys and features Peter O'Toole, Peter Strauss and Barbara Carrera.
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Apr 26, 2019 · Masada Pt. 1: The Jewish Rebels Flee Jerusalem. Erick Stakelbeck on TBN. •.
When the Romans successfully take Jerusalem, a combative faction of Jews relocates to a mountaintop redoubt in Masada under the leadership of Eleazar ben Yair (Peter Strauss) and refuses to...
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A TV movie starring Peter O'Toole as the Roman general and Peter Strauss as the Zealot leader in the 1st-century siege of Masada. Learn more about the historical background, cast, and technical details of this adaptation drama.
Dec 31, 2014 · It includes transfers of all four episodes from the VHS release in 2001, as well as a transfer of the condensed cut released as a single feature-length film on VHS in 1995. 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.
Jun 22, 2007 · The film retells (with some dramatic license) the true story of an uprising in Palestine of a ragtag band of Jews, in a fortress called Masada, who refuse to surrender to the governing Romans.