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Masada (1981)

Action · Drama · History

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.

IMDb rating
7.8 (2,642 votes)
Seasons
1
Language
EN
Type
Mini-series

Ratings refreshed Jul 3, 2026 · 1 season indexed

Cast

Seasons

Season 1 (1981)

7.60 avg 4 episodes 7.8 → 7.5 96 min avg

Ep 1: 7.8 · 69 votesEp 2: 7.6 · 56 votesEp 3: 7.5 · 53 votesEp 4: 7.5 · 51 votes
Season 1 episodes — IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Part I7.869
2Part II7.656
3Part III7.553
4Part IV7.551