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18/11/1959 History, Drama, Adventure 3h 32m
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Overview

In ancient Judea, a Jewish aristocrat opposing Roman occupation of his homeland reunites with his childhood friend, now a Roman commander — setting in motion a saga of betrayal, adventure, tragedy, revenge, and faith.

  1. William Wyler

    Director

Top billed cast

  1. Charlton Heston

    Judah Ben-Hur

  2. Stephen Boyd

    Messala

  3. Hugh Griffith

    Scheich Ildirim

  4. Jack Hawkins

    Quintus Arrius

  5. Haya Harareet

    Esther

  6. Martha Scott

    Miriam

  7. Cathy O'Donnell

    Tirzah

  8. Sam Jaffe

    Simonides

  9. Finlay Currie

    Balthasar

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Reviews

A review by John Chard
Written by John Chard on 2018-12-24
Majestic in scope and story telling.

The truth is, is that Ben-Hur deserved every award that was showered upon it. It's a titanic film both in structure and scope. It doesn't need me to go over old ground about how much the film cost to make, the number of extras, the number of sets and etc, it's now folklore that this film could have bankrupted MGM such was the investment, but they needn't have worried since the film went on to make 40 million and still counting.

Every cent spent was worth it because it's a magnificent film, the kind that you can get swept away with, the minute the over...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$15,000,000.00

Revenue
$164,000,000.00

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