
A.D.
1985-03-31 · 120 min / episode · ★ 5.4
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.
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- Creators
- Vincenzo Labella, Anthony Burgess
- Production companies
- Vincenzo Labella, Carthago Films, NBC, RAI
- Countries
- France, Italy, United States of America
- Status
- Ended
Top Cast
Susan SarandonLivilla
Ben VereenEthiopian
Tony VogelAquila
Vincent RiottaStephanus
Rebecca SaireRuth
Harold KasketKaiphas
Mike GwilymPallas
Davyd HarriesThomas
Bruce WinantSeth
Damien ThomasHerod Agrippa
Scott HoxbyAgrippa II
Clive ArrindellCassius
Paul FreemanCornelius
Andrea ProdanBrittanicus
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