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Anthony Burgess (writer)
Vincenzo Labella (writer)
Release Date:
31 March 1985 (USA) more
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Set just after the death of Jesus Christ, this mini-series chronicles the life & adventures of Jesus's disciples, and events in Rome during the reigns of the Emperors Tiberius, Caligula, Claudius and Nero.
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Won Primetime Emmy. Another 1 nomination more
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Gabriel Byrne: The Hollywood Interview
(From The Hollywood Interview. 10 April 2009, 2:49 PM, PDT)
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Very good (realistic) series more (23 total)
Cast
(Series Cast overview, first billed only) | Anthony Andrews | ... | Nero |
 | Colleen Dewhurst | ... | Antonia |
 | Ava Gardner | ... | Agrippina |
 | David Hedison | ... | Porcius Festus |
| John Houseman | ... | Gamaliel |
| Richard Kiley | ... | Claudius |
 | James Mason | ... | Tiberius |
| John McEnery | ... | Caligula |
 | Ian McShane | ... | Sejanus |
| Jennifer O'Neill | ... | Messalina |
| Millie Perkins | ... | Mary |
| Denis Quilley | ... | Peter |
| Fernando Rey | ... | Seneca |
 | Richard Roundtree | ... | Serpenius |
 | Susan Sarandon | ... | Livilla |
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A.D. - Anno Domini
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50 min (12 episodes)
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1.33 : 1 more
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James Mason was an 11th-hour casting decision replacing an actor who dropped out. more
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Follows "Jesus of Nazareth" (1977) more
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I saw A.D. a few years ago on television. It was the only series/film about the Roman empire I saw, in which the Forum Romanum was rebuild realisticly. Although it is very difficult (not to say impossible) to revive the past, I would say that the cast and crew of A.D. managed to recreate the first decades of the Roman Empire in a realistic and believable way. If one wants to learn more of the history of this period, A.D. provides a good history lesson.
I liked also the way in which the several stories are set. Not only do we get a view of the lives of the first Roman emperors and the deciples in Israel, the series also follows the lives of a few common people in these times. The mixture of these stories (although this is fictious) is very good.
I find A.D. a very good series. It is a pity that there are no reruns of the series. I understand A.D. is on VHS, but I did not find it yet (Maybe someone can help me with this). Hopefully one day it will be released on DVD. I am looking forward to that.