In 25 AD, Judah Ben-Hur, a Jew in ancient Judea, opposes the occupying Roman empire. Falsely accused by a Roman childhood friend-turned-overlord of trying to kill the Roman governor, he is put into slavery and his mother and sister are taken away as prisoners.
Title | Ben-Hur |
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Year | 1959 |
Genre | History, Drama, Adventure, Action |
Country | United States of America |
Studio | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
Cast | Charlton Heston, Stephen Boyd, Hugh Griffith, Jack Hawkins, Haya Harareet, Martha Scott |
Crew | William Wyler (Director), Karl Tunberg (Screenplay), Sam Zimbalist (Producer), Miklós Rózsa (Original Music Composer), Robert Surtees (Director of Photography), John D. Dunning (Editor) |
Release | Nov 18, 1959 |
Runtime | 222 minutes |
Quality | HD |
IMDb | 7.90 / 10 by 2,745 users |
Popularity | 45 |