
Release Date
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Original Release
November 18, 1959
3h 42m
Ben-Hur (1959)
⭐ 7.9222 min
Overview
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.
Director

William Wyler
Department: Directing
⭐Popularity: 2.3
Cast

Charlton Heston
Judah Ben-Hur
⭐6.1

Stephen Boyd
Messala
⭐1.4

Hugh Griffith
Scheich Ildirim
⭐1.5

Jack Hawkins
Quintus Arrius
⭐1.9

Haya Harareet
Esther
⭐1.2

Martha Scott
Miriam
⭐1.0

Cathy O'Donnell
Tirzah
⭐0.7

Sam Jaffe
Simonides
⭐2.1

Finlay Currie
Balthasar
⭐0.4

Frank Thring
Pontius Pilatus
⭐1.0
Genres
HistoryDramaAdventureAction
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