Ben-Hur

Ben-Hur

222 mins | Drama, Action, History | Nov. 18, 1959

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. Three years later and freed by a grateful Roman galley commander whom he has rescued from drowning, he becomes an expert charioteer for Rome, all the while plotting to return to Judea, find and rescue his family, and avenge himself on his former friend. All the while, the form and work of Jesus move in the background of his life...

Ben-Hur

222 mins | Drama, Action, History | Nov. 18, 1959

Ben-Hur
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. Three years later and freed by a grateful Roman galley commander whom he has rescued from drowning, he becomes an expert charioteer for Rome, all the while plotting to return to Judea, find and rescue his family, and avenge himself on his former friend. All the while, the form and work of Jesus move in the background of his life...
IMDb rating 8.1
Producers Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Original title Ben-Hur
Directors Alberto Cardone, William Wyler, Sergio Leone
Writers Gore Vidal, Karl Tunberg, Lew Wallace, Harold Michelson

Cast

Charlton Heston

as Judah Ben-Hur

Haya Harareet

as Esther

Stephen Boyd

as Messala

Martha Scott

as Miriam

Cathy O'Donnell

as Tirzah

Jack Hawkins

as Quintus Arrius

Sam Jaffe

as Simonides

Hugh Griffith

as Scheich Ildirim

Finlay Currie

as Balthasar

Frank Thring

as Pontius Pilatus

George Relph

as Tiberius Caesar

André Morell

as Sextus

Terence Longdon

as Drusus

Ady Berber

as Malluch

Lando Buzzanca

as Jewish Slave in the Desert (uncredited)

Giuliano Gemma

as Roman Officer with Messala (uncredited)

Marina Berti

as Flavia (uncredited)

Robert Brown

as Chief of Rowers (uncredited)

Liana Del Balzo

as Guest at Banquet (uncredited)

Enzo Fiermonte

as Galley Officer (uncredited)

Richard Hale

as Gaspar (uncredited)

Duncan Lamont

as Marius (uncredited)

John Le Mesurier

as Doctor (uncredited)

Ferdy Mayne

as Captain of Rescue Ship (uncredited)

May McAvoy

as Woman in crowd (uncredited)

Aldo Silvani

as Man in Nazareth (uncredited)

Ralph Truman

as Aide to Tiberius (uncredited)

Claude Heater

as Christ

Joe Canutt

as Sportsman (uncredited)

Richard Coleman

as Metellus (uncredited)

Antonio Corevi

as Senator (uncredited)

David Davies

as Quaestor (uncredited)

Mino Doro

as Gratus (uncredited)

Michael Dugan

as Seaman (uncredited)

Franco Fantasia

as Roman Soldier Who Brings Crown to Gratus (uncredited)

José Greci

as Mary (uncredited)

John Horsley

as Spintho (uncredited)

Howard Lang

as Hortator (uncredited)

Stevenson Lang

as Blind Man (uncredited)

Tutte Lemkow

as Leper (uncredited)

Cliff Lyons

as The Lubian (uncredited)

Tiberio Mitri

as Roman at Bath (uncredited)

Remington Olmsted

as Decurian (uncredited)

Laurence Payne

as Joseph (uncredited)

Aldo Pini

as Bad Thief on Cross (uncredited)

Diego Pozzetto

as Villager (uncredited)

Stella Rho

as Amrah (uncredited)

Edwin Richfield

as Supplier to Leper Colony (uncredited)

Hector Ross

as Officer (uncredited)

Maxwell Shaw

as Rower No. 43 (uncredited)

Gianni Solaro

as Galley Officer (uncredited)

Pietro Tordi

as Pilate's Servant (uncredited)

Raimondo Van Riel

as Old Man (uncredited)

Dervis Ward

as Jailer (uncredited)

Joe Yrigoyen

as The Egyptian - Chariot Racer (uncredited)

Nazzareno Zamperla

as Roman Soldier with a Bow on Galley (uncredited)

Jerry Brown

as The Corinthian (uncredited)

Eddie Jauregui

as The Athenian (uncredited)

Gianni Di Segni

as Galley Guard on Ship (uncredited)