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 |
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) |
Keyword | epic, governor, middle east, based on novel or book, roman empire, politics, christianity, jew persecution, jewish life, roman, miracle, jerusalem, israel, prince, chariot race, leprosy, redemption, religious conversion, ancient rome, gay interest, love, friends, remake, revenge, judaism, religion, historical fiction, period drama, dungeon, galley, hatred, sheikh, sea battle, jewish family, galley slave, childhood sweetheart, salvation, 1st century, jesus christ, false imprisonment, judea, subjugated people, awestruck |
Release | Nov 18, 1959 |
Runtime | 222 minutes |
Quality | HD |
IMDb | 7.90 / 10 by 2,705 users |
Popularity | 48 |
Budget | 15,000,000 |
Revenue | 164,000,000 |
Language | English |