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Masada

Masada [videorecording] / - [France] : Koba Films Vidéo, c2010. - 2 videodiscs (383 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.

Full screen (1.33:1) presentation; Dolby Digital. Based on the novel "The antagonists" by Ernest K. Gann.

Music, Jerry Goldsmith ; film editors, Peter Kirby, Edwin F. England ; director of photography, Paul Lohmann ; production designer, John H. Senter. Music, Jerry Goldsmith ; film editors, Peter Kirby, Edwin F. England ; director of photography, Paul Lohmann ; production designer, John H. Senter.

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.

Originally broadcast on television in 1981.

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.

Not rated.


DVD, PAL, region 2; stereo audio.


French and English language options with optional subtitles in French.

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).

5051889034186

354392 Hollywood Classics


Gann, Ernest Kellogg, 1910-1991 --Film and video adaptations.
Flavius Silva, 1st cent. --Drama.
Flavius Silva, 1st cent. --Drama.


Siege warfare--Israel--Masada Site--Drama.
Siege warfare--Israel--Masada Site--Drama.


Masada Site (Israel)--Siege, 72-73--Drama.
Rome--History--Flavians, 69-96--Drama.
Masada Site (Israel)--Drama.
Masada Site (Israel)--Siege, 72-73--Drama.
Rome--History--Flavians, 69-96--Drama.
Masada Site (Israel)--Drama.


Television mini-series.
Historical films.
Epic films.

PN1995.9.H5 / M37333 2010

791.43/72