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Masada

Masada

Status

Ended

Release

1981 - 1981

Seasons / Eps

1 / 4

Storyline

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.

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Details

Status
Ended
Seasons
1
Episodes
4
Runtime
Not available
Avg. Episode Runtime
2h
Release Date
Apr 5, 1981
Last Air Date
Apr 8, 1981
Languages
EnglishFrench
Created By
Director
Production Countries
United States of America