A.D. (1985)
- Starring:
- Anthony Andrews, Colleen Dewhurst, (more)
- Director(s):
- Stuart Cooper
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Filmed in Tunisia on a budget of 30 million dollars, the five-part, 12-hour miniseries A.D. was the final installment in a historical trilogy which included Moses the Lawgiver and Jesus of Nazareth. Covering the years 30 to 69 A.D., the teleplay, co-written by Anthony Burgess, chronicled the political intrigue which plagued the Roman Empire, with such key players as the emperors Tiberius (James Mason in his final role), Caligula (John McEnery), Claudius (Richard Kiley), and Nero (Anthony Andrews) calling the shots. Meanwhile, the death of Jesus Christ (played by Michael Wilding, son of Elizabeth Taylor) not only sparked a widespread monotheistic religious movement, but also resulted in devastating factionalism amongst the various Jewish sects of the era. Offsetting the true events are a number of fictional subplots, among them the romance between Jewish slave girl Sarah (Amanda Pays) and Roman soldier Valerius (Neil Dickson), and the tempestuous relationship between male and female gladiators, Caleb (Cecil Humphreys) and Corinna (Diana Venora). The huge cast included Ava Gardner, making her TV-movie debut as the scheming Agrippina. The winner of an Emmy award for Best Film Editing, A.D. was broadcast by NBC from March 31 through April 4, 1985. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
Complete Cast:
- Anthony Andrews - Nero
- Ava Gardner - Agrippina
- John Houseman - Gamaliel
- James Mason - Tiberius
- Ian McShane - Sejanus
- Millie Perkins - Mary
- Fernando Rey - Seneca
- Susan Sarandon - Livilla
- Tony Vogel - Aquila
- Anthony Zerbe - Pontius Pilate
- Cecil Humphreys - Caleb
- Philip Sayer - Saul (Paul)
- Michael Wilding, Jr. - Jesus Christ
- Rebecca Saire - Ruth
- Anthony Pedley - Zachaeus
- Ralph Arliss - Samuel
- Mike Harries - Thomas
- Bruce Winant - Seth
- Damien Thomas - Herod Agrippa
- Angela Morant - Priscilla
- Paul Freeman - Cornelius
- Akosua Busia - Acte
- Gerrard McArthur - Luke
- Jonathan Tafler - Aaron
- Barrie Houghton - Ananias the Essene
- Alan Downer - Barnabas
- Colin Haigh - James
- Renato Scarpa - Lucius Marinus
- John Wheatley - Marcus I
- David Sumner - Mathias
- Katia Thandoulaki - Octavia
- David Cain Haughton - Petronius
- Robert Wentz - Thrasyllus
- Colleen Dewhurst - Antonia
- David Hedison - Porcius Festus
- Richard Kiley - Claudius
- John McEnery - Caligula
- Jennifer O'Neill - Messalina
- Denis Quilley - Peter
- Richard Roundtree - Serpenius
- Ben Vereen - Ethiopian
- Jack Warden - Nerva
- Neil Dickson - Valerius
- Amanda Pays - Sarah
- Diane Venora - Corinna
- Vincenzo Ricotta - Stephen
- Tom Durham - Cleopas
- Harold Kasket - Caiaphas
- Mike Gwilym - Pallas
- Norma Martinelli - Apicata
- Jonathan Hyde - Tigellinus
- Derek Hoxby - Agrippa II
- Clive Arrindell - Cassius Chaerca
- Andrea Prodan - Brittanicus
- Vernon Dobtcheff - Flavius Sabinus
- Jane How - Poppea
- Richard Kane - Agrippa III
- Maggie Wickman - Apicata
- Martin Potter - Gaius Calpernius Piso
- Philip Anthony - James the Elder
- Roderick Horn - Marcellus
- Joss Buckley - Matthew
- Stephen Finlay - Nicanor
- Eddie Grossman - Parmenas
- John Steiner - Simon the Magus
- Director(s):
- Stuart Cooper
- Writer(s):
- Vincenzo Labella, Anthony Burgess
- Producer(s):
- Vincenzo Labella, John A. Martinelli
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