| Edition |
Standard format (4:3). |
| Description |
2 videodiscs (383 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| System Details |
DVD, region 1; Dolby digital. |
| 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 ; film editors, Peter Kirby, Edwin F. England ; director of photography, Paul Lohmann ; production designer, John H. Senter. |
| Note |
Based on the novel: The antagonists / by Ernest K. Gann. |
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"The complete epic mini-series on 2 DVDs."--Container. |
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Originally broadcast as a television miniseries on NBC 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. |
| Contents |
Disc 1. Part I (96 min.) -- Part II (97 min.) -- |
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Disc 2. Part III (96 min.) -- Part IV (97 min.). |
| 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). |
| Language |
In English. |
| Note |
GMD: videorecording. |
| Subject |
Flavius Silva, active 1st century -- 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/Form |
Television mini-series.
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Historical films.
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Epic films.
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| Added Author |
Eckstein, George, 1928-2009
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Oliansky, Joel.
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Sagal, Boris, 1923-1981.
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O'Toole, Peter, 1932-2013.
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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, 1949-
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Quayle, Anthony, 1913-1989.
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Quilley, Denis.
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Smith, Paul, 1936-2012.
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Valentine, Anthony.
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West, Timothy.
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Warner, David, 1941-2022
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Innes, George, 1938-
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Opatoshu, David, 1918-1996.
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Pierson, Richard.
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Wiseman, Joseph.
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Goldsmith, Jerry.
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Gann, Ernest K. (Ernest Kellogg), 1910-1991.
Antagonists.
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NBC Universal Television.
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Arnon Milchan Film Productions, Ltd.
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KOCH Vision (Firm)
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| ISBN |
1417230061 |
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9781417230068 |
| Standard No. |
741952648291 |
| Music No. |
KOC-DV-6482 Koch Vision |
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