Ben-Hur

Ben-Hur

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In 26 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.

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Charlton Heston
Charlton Heston
Judah Ben-Hur
Stephen Boyd
Stephen Boyd
Messala
Hugh Griffith
Hugh Griffith
Scheich Ildirim
Jack Hawkins
Jack Hawkins
Quintus Arrius
Haya Harareet
Haya Harareet
Esther
Martha Scott
Martha Scott
Miriam
Cathy O'Donnell
Cathy O'Donnell
Tirzah
Sam Jaffe
Sam Jaffe
Simonides
Finlay Currie
Finlay Currie
Balthasar
Frank Thring
Frank Thring
Pontius Pilatus
George Relph
George Relph
Tiberius Caesar
André Morell
André Morell
Sextus
Terence Longdon
Terence Longdon
Drusus
Ady Berber
Ady Berber
Malluch
Lando Buzzanca
Lando Buzzanca
Jewish Slave in the Desert (uncredited)

DirectorGiorgio Ubaldi

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Release dateNov 18 1959

Runtime3 hours 32 minutes

Official siteVisit here

LanguageEnglish

Production companiesMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer

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