Ben-Hur
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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.
Runtime 3h32m0s
Released Nov 18, 1959
Watched Jan 8, 2024 7:51 pm
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Cast
Charlton Heston
Judah Ben-Hur
Jack Hawkins
Quintus Arrius
Haya Harareet
Esther
Stephen Boyd
Messala
Martha Scott
Miriam
Cathy O'Donnell
Tirzah
Sam Jaffe
Simonides
Hugh Griffith
Scheich Ildirim
Finlay Currie
Balthasar
Frank Thring
Pontius Pilatus
George Relph
Tiberius Caesar
André Morell
Sextus
Terence Longdon
Drusus
Ady Berber
Malluch
Lando Buzzanca
Jewish Slave in the Desert (uncredited)
Giuliano Gemma
Roman Officer with Messala (uncredited)
Marina Berti
Flavia (uncredited)
Robert Brown
Chief of Rowers (uncredited)Liana Del Balzo
Guest at Banquet (uncredited)
Enzo Fiermonte
Galley Officer (uncredited)
Richard Hale
Gaspar (uncredited)
Duncan Lamont
Marius (uncredited)
John Le Mesurier
Doctor (uncredited)
Ferdy Mayne
Captain of Rescue Ship (uncredited)
May McAvoy
Woman in crowd (uncredited)
Aldo Silvani
Man in Nazareth (uncredited)
Ralph Truman
Aide to Tiberius (uncredited)Claude Heater
ChristJoe Canutt
Sportsman (uncredited)Richard Coleman
Metellus (uncredited)Antonio Corevi
Senator (uncredited)David Davies
Quaestor (uncredited)
Mino Doro
Gratus (uncredited)Michael Dugan
Seaman (uncredited)
Franco Fantasia
Roman Soldier Who Brings Crown to Gratus (uncredited)
José Greci
Mary (uncredited)
John Horsley
Spintho (uncredited)
Howard Lang
Hortator (uncredited)Stevenson Lang
Blind Man (uncredited)
Tutte Lemkow
Leper (uncredited)
Cliff Lyons
The Lubian (uncredited)Tiberio Mitri
Roman at Bath (uncredited)Remington Olmsted
Decurian (uncredited)
Laurence Payne
Joseph (uncredited)
Aldo Pini
Bad Thief on Cross (uncredited)Diego Pozzetto
Villager (uncredited)Stella Rho
Amrah (uncredited)
Edwin Richfield
Supplier to Leper Colony (uncredited)Hector Ross
Officer (uncredited)Maxwell Shaw
Rower No. 43 (uncredited)
Gianni Solaro
Galley Officer (uncredited)Pietro Tordi
Pilate's Servant (uncredited)
Raimondo Van Riel
Old Man (uncredited)Dervis Ward
Jailer (uncredited)Joe Yrigoyen
The Egyptian - Chariot Racer (uncredited)
Nazzareno Zamperla
Roman Soldier with a Bow on Galley (uncredited)Jerry Brown
The Corinthian (uncredited)Eddie Jauregui
The Athenian (uncredited)Gianni Di Segni
Galley Guard on Ship (uncredited)
Armando Fracassi
Arab (uncredited)
Osiride Pevarello
(uncredited)
Renzo Pevarello
(uncredited)
Amerigo Santarelli
Rower (uncredited)Artemio Antonini
Galley Guard on Ship (uncredited)
Aldo Cecconi
Galley Guard on Ship (uncredited)
Mario Meniconi
Crucifixion March Guard (uncredited)
Terzo Monachesi
Nobleman at the Chariot Race (uncredited)
Giorgio Ubaldi
Rower (uncredited)Crew
Lee LeBlanc
Special Effects
Sergio Leone
Second Unit Director
Miklós Rózsa
Original Music ComposerWilliam A. Horning
Art Direction
William Wyler
DirectorLew Wallace
Novel
Karl Tunberg
ScreenplaySam Zimbalist
ProducerRobert Surtees
Director of PhotographyJohn D. Dunning
Editor
Ralph E. Winters
EditorEdward C. Carfagno
Art DirectionHugh Hunt
Set DecorationElizabeth Haffenden
Costume DesignGabriella Borzelli
HairstylistCharles E. Parker
Makeup ArtistEdward Woehler
Unit Production ManagerWilliam Steinkamp
Sound RecordistFranklin Milton
Recording Supervision
A. Arnold Gillespie
Special EffectsHarold E. Wellman
Additional PhotographyRobert R. Hoag
Special EffectsAlberto Cardone
Assistant DirectorPiero Portalupi
Additional PhotographySash Fisher
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