Series·1985·1 Season
A.D.
Created By
Vincenzo Labella
Country
US
Language
English
Episodes
5
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The Story
A.D. is a 1985 television drama miniseries created and written by Vincenzo Labella and Anthony Burgess, based on Burgess' historical novel The Kingdom of the Wicked. The five-part serial is considered the third and final part of a trilogy, preceded by Moses the Lawgiver (1974) and Jesus of Nazareth (1977). Set just after Jesus' Crucifixion, the lives and adventures of His disciples are explored, and events in Rome during the reigns of Emperors Tiberius, Caligula, Claudius and Nero.
Written By
Anthony Burgess
Producer
Vincenzo Labella, Tarak Ben Ammar
Cinematography
Ennio Guarnieri
Music
Lalo Schifrin
Themes
Production House
Audience Score
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Cast
Susan Sarandon
Livilla
Ben Vereen
Ethiopian
Tony Vogel
Aquila
Vincent Riotta
Stephanus
Rebecca Saire
Ruth
Tom Durham
Kleopas
Anthony Pedley
Zachäus
Harold Kasket
Kaiphas
Ralph Arliss
Samuel
Mike Gwilym
Pallas
Davyd Harries
Thomas
Norma Martinelli
Apicata
Bruce Winant
Seth
Damien Thomas
Herod Agrippa
Scott Hoxby
Agrippa II
Angela Morant
Priscilla
Clive Arrindell
Cassius
Paul Freeman
Cornelius
// crew
Crew
Vincenzo Labella
Screenplay, Producer
Tarak Ben Ammar
Producer
Michael D'Addio
Producer
Anthony Burgess
Screenplay
John A. Martinelli
Editor
Ennio Guarnieri
Director of Photography
Stuart Cooper
Director
Lalo Schifrin
Original Music Composer
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