Watch "Ben-Hur"
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Production Companies
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Production Countries
United States of America
Spoken Languages
English
Keywords
governor
middle east
based on novel or book
roman empire
politics
christianity
jew persecution
jewish life
roman
miracle
jerusalem
prince
chariot race
leprosy
redemption
religious conversion
ancient rome
love
friends
remake
revenge
judaism
religion
historical fiction
period drama
catholic
dungeon
galley
hatred
sheikh
sea battle
jewish family
galley slave
childhood sweetheart
salvation
1st century
jesus christ
false imprisonment
judea
subjugated people
dramatic
awestruck
Quick Facts
| Release Date | November 18, 1959 |
| Status | Released |
| Language | EN |
| IMDb ID | tt0052618 |
Cast
Charlton Heston
Judah Ben-Hur
Stephen Boyd
Messala
Hugh Griffith
Scheich Ildirim
Jack Hawkins
Quintus Arrius
Haya Harareet
Esther
Martha Scott
Miriam
Cathy O'Donnell
Tirzah
Sam Jaffe
Simonides
Finlay Currie
Balthasar
Frank Thring
Pontius Pilatus
George Relph
Tiberius Caesar
André Morell
Sextus
