Ben-Hur (1959)

Ben-Hur (1959)

G 222 minutes EN History , Drama , Adventure , Action

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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.

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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

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)

Crew

Charles E. Parker

Makeup Artist

Robert Surtees

Director of Photography

Elizabeth Haffenden

Costume Design

Miklós Rózsa

Original Music Composer

Edward C. Carfagno

Art Direction

Ralph E. Winters

Editor

William A. Horning

Art Direction

Hugh Hunt

Set Decoration

John D. Dunning

Editor

Piero Portalupi

Additional Photography

William Wyler

Director

Alberto Cardone

Assistant Director

Edward Woehler

Unit Production Manager

Sam Zimbalist

Producer

Karl Tunberg

Screenplay

Lew Wallace

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