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Masada

Author: George EcksteinJoel OlianskyBoris SagalPeter O'ToolePeter StraussAll authors
Publisher: Port Washington, NY : Koch Vision, [2007]
Edition/Format:   DVD video : English : Standard format (4:3)View all editions and formats
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.
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Genre/Form: Television movies
Historical films
Epic films
Epic television programs
Historical television programs
Television mini-series
Historical
Drama
Named Person: Flavius Silva; Flavius Silva
Material Type: Videorecording
Document Type: Visual material
All Authors / Contributors: George Eckstein; Joel Oliansky; Boris Sagal; Peter O'Toole; Peter Strauss; Barbara Carrera; Nigel Davenport; Alan Feinstein; Giulia Pagano; Anthony Quayle; Denis Quilley; Paul Smith; Anthony Valentine; Timothy West; David Warner; George Innes; David Opatoshu; Richard Pierson; Joseph Wiseman; Jerry Goldsmith; Ernest Kellogg Gann; NBC Universal Television.; Arnon Milchan Film Productions, Ltd.; KOCH Vision (Firm)
ISBN: 1417230061 9781417230068
OCLC Number: 156824532
Language Note: In English.
Notes: Based on the novel: The antagonists / by Ernest K. Gann.
"The complete epic mini-series on 2 DVDs."--Container.
Originally broadcast as a television miniseries on NBC in 1981.
Credits: Music, Jerry Goldsmith ; film editors, Peter Kirby, Edwin F. England ; director of photography, Paul Lohmann ; production designer, John H. Senter.
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.
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).
Description: 2 videodiscs (383 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Details: DVD, region 1; Dolby digital.
Contents: Disc 1. Part I (96 min.) --
Part II (97 min.). Disc 2. Part III (96 min.) --
Part IV (97 min.).
Other Titles: Masada
Responsibility: NBC Universal, Inc. ; produced in association with Arnon Milchan Film Productions, Ltd. ; produced by George Eckstein ; written for television by Joel Oliansky ; directed by Boris Sagal.
Local System Bib Number:
206043

Abstract:

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.
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