Ben-Hur (1959)
Kernel Score: 88% · 3,056 ratings
Genres: History, Drama, Adventure
Released: 1959-11-18
Runtime: 212 minutes
Overview
In 26 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 as Judah Ben-Hur
- Stephen Boyd as Messala
- Hugh Griffith as Scheich Ildirim
- Jack Hawkins as Quintus Arrius
- Haya Harareet as Esther
- Martha Scott as Miriam
- Cathy O'Donnell as Tirzah
- Sam Jaffe as Simonides
- Finlay Currie as Balthasar
- Frank Thring as Pontius Pilatus