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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," it was a fictionalized account of the historical siege of the Masada citadel in Israel by legions of the Roman Empire in AD 73. The TV series' script is based on the novel ''The Antagonists'' by Ernest Gann. The siege ended when the Roman armies were able to enter the fortress, only to discover the mass suicide by the Jewish defenders when defeat became imminent. ''Masada'' was one of several historical miniseries produced in the early 1980s following the success of the miniseries ''Roots'' that aired on the ABC Network in 1977 and ''Shogun'' which aired on NBC in 1980. The miniseries starred Peter O'Toole as Roman legion commander Lucius Flavius Silva, Peter Strauss as the Jewish commander Elazar ben Ya'ir, and Barbara Carrera as Silva's Jewish mistress. David Warner, as Pomponius Falco, won an Emmy Award for his role. O'Toole was nominated for an Emmy for his performance. It was his first appearance in an American miniseries. The music for Parts I and II were composed by Jerry Goldsmith. Because of myriad production delays, Goldsmith was forced to move on to other previously contracted scoring commitments. Parts III and IV were composed by Morton Stevens, based on the themes and motifs Goldsmith had written. Jerry Goldsmith received his fourth Emmy for his score to Part II. ''Masada'' was filmed on location at the site of the ancient fortress, in the Judean Desert, Israel. Remains of a ramp, created during the filming to simulate the ramp built by the Romans to take the fortress, can still be seen at the site. ABC, concerned that the audience would be unfamiliar with the historical background of the story, commissioned a 30-minute documentary, ''Back To Masada''. Starring Peter O'Toole, it recounts the history of the Jewish revolt against Rome. The network gave the documentary to its affiliates to run in the weeks before the premiere of the miniseries. As was the case with ''Shogun'', an edited, feature film-length version of the miniseries was made for theatrical release in other countries under the title ''The Antagonists''. This was the version that became available on home video. The complete ''Masada'' miniseries first made it to the video market on four VHS tapes in 2001. A two-disc DVD release titled ''Masada — The Complete Epic Mini-Series'' was released on September 11, 2007. A Region 2 UK, two-disc DVD was released on 19 January 2009. ==Cast== *Peter O'Toole - Lucius Flavius Silva *Peter Strauss - Eleazar Ben Yair *Barbara Carrera - Sheva *Anthony Quayle - Rubrius Gallus *David Warner - Pomponius Falco *Nigel Davenport - Mucianus *Timothy West - Emperor Vespasian *Alan Feinstein - Aaron *George Innes - Titus *Giulia Pagano - Miriam *Clive Francis - Attius *Warren Clarke - Plinius *Vernon Dobtcheff - Roman Chief Priest *Michael Elphick - Vettius *Christopher Biggins - Claudius Albinus *Nick Brimble - Milades *Joe Sagal - Seth *Paul L. Smith - Gideon *David Opatoshu - Shimon *Denis Quilley - General Marcus Quadratus *Jack Watson - Decurion *W. Morgan Sheppard - Roman Sergeant *Norman Rossington - Maro *Joseph Wiseman - Jerahmeel, Head Essene *Anthony Valentine - Merovius, Head Tribune *Ken Hutchison - Fronto *Patrick Gorman - Tribune *Ray Smith - Lentius, would be assassin *Kevin McNally - Norbanus *Richard Basehart - Narrator (Prologue and Epilogue) 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Masada (miniseries)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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