Masada (miniseries)
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Masada is a 1981 historical drama television miniseries depicting the Roman siege of the Jewish fortress of Masada in 73–74 CE.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Masada (miniseries) canonical | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Masada (miniseries) Context triple: [David Warner, notableWork, Masada (miniseries)]
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A.
The Judean Story
The Judean Story is a segment or subplot within the 1989 film "Intolerance" that focuses on events and characters set in ancient Judea.
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B.
Martyrs of Palestine
Martyrs of Palestine is an early Christian historical work by Eusebius of Caesarea that recounts the persecutions and executions of Christians in Roman Palestine during the Diocletianic persecution.
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C.
Prisoners of Zion
Prisoners of Zion were Jewish activists, many from the Soviet Union, who were imprisoned or persecuted for their efforts to emigrate to Israel or practice their Jewish identity under repressive regimes.
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D.
Talfit
Talfit is a Palestinian village located in the Nablus Governorate in the northern part of the West Bank.
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E.
Mishmar HaGvul
Mishmar HaGvul is Israel’s gendarmerie-style border police force responsible for security, counterterrorism, and law enforcement in border and sensitive areas.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Masada (miniseries) Target entity description: Masada is a 1981 historical drama television miniseries depicting the Roman siege of the Jewish fortress of Masada in 73–74 CE.
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A.
The Judean Story
The Judean Story is a segment or subplot within the 1989 film "Intolerance" that focuses on events and characters set in ancient Judea.
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B.
Martyrs of Palestine
Martyrs of Palestine is an early Christian historical work by Eusebius of Caesarea that recounts the persecutions and executions of Christians in Roman Palestine during the Diocletianic persecution.
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C.
Prisoners of Zion
Prisoners of Zion were Jewish activists, many from the Soviet Union, who were imprisoned or persecuted for their efforts to emigrate to Israel or practice their Jewish identity under repressive regimes.
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D.
Talfit
Talfit is a Palestinian village located in the Nablus Governorate in the northern part of the West Bank.
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E.
Mishmar HaGvul
Mishmar HaGvul is Israel’s gendarmerie-style border police force responsible for security, counterterrorism, and law enforcement in border and sensitive areas.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | television miniseries ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Art Direction
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Cinematography NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Ernest Gann novel
ⓘ
The Antagonists NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| character |
Eleazar ben Yair
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lucius Flavius Silva NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | Jerry Goldsmith NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| depicts |
First Jewish–Roman War
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Siege of Masada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| director |
Boris Sagal
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tom Gries NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingLocation |
Dead Sea region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Israel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
historical drama
ⓘ
war drama ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
Roman–Jewish conflict
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
honor and sacrifice ⓘ resistance against oppression ⓘ |
| nominatedFor | Golden Globe Award for Best Miniseries or Television Film NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfEpisodes | 4 ⓘ |
| originalChannel | American Broadcasting Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| originalNetwork | ABC ⓘ |
| originalReleaseYear | 1981 ⓘ |
| portrays |
Eleazar ben Yair as leader of Jewish rebels
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lucius Flavius Silva as Roman general ⓘ |
| producer | George Eckstein NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Universal Television NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseFormat | two-part broadcast (four-hour presentation) ⓘ |
| runningTimePerEpisode | approximately 100 minutes ⓘ |
| setInLocation |
Judea
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Masada fortress NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInTimePeriod |
73 CE
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74 CE ⓘ |
| starring |
Anthony Quayle
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Barbara Carrera NERFINISHED ⓘ David Warner NERFINISHED ⓘ Paul L. Smith NERFINISHED ⓘ Peter O'Toole NERFINISHED ⓘ Peter Strauss NERFINISHED ⓘ Timothy West NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Subject: Masada (miniseries) Description of subject: Masada is a 1981 historical drama television miniseries depicting the Roman siege of the Jewish fortress of Masada in 73–74 CE.
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