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.| Status: | Released (1959-11-18) |
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| Awards: | Won 11 Oscars. 29 wins & 13 nominations total |
| BoxOffice: | $74,432,704 |
| Screen: | Lew Wallace, Karl Tunberg, Maxwell Anderson |
| Productions: | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
| Production Countries: | United States of America |
| Spoken Languages: | English |
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- 10017: Charlton Heston - Judah Ben-Hur
- 10020: Stephen Boyd - Messala
- 10021: Hugh Griffith - Scheich Ildirim
- 10018: Jack Hawkins - Quintus Arrius
- 10019: Haya Harareet - Esther
- 10022: Martha Scott - Miriam
- 10023: Cathy O'Donnell - Tirzah
Crews
- 10001: William Wyler - Director - Directing
- 10003: Karl Tunberg - Screenplay - Writing
- 10004: Sam Zimbalist - Producer - Production
- 7647: Miklós Rózsa - Original Music Composer - Sound
- 10005: Robert Surtees - Director of Photography - Camera
- 10006: John D. Dunning - Editor - Editing
- 10007: Ralph E. Winters - Editor - Editing
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Reviews
John Chard
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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 se ....
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What can be said about this film that hasnt already been said? I could (justly) use every superlative known and it still does not cover just how amazing this film is. It is the essence of EPIC (and not just historical epic). It is easy to see why it was not matched in the numb ....
Continue reading ->CinemaSerf
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It will probably be remembered for it's chariot race long after all of the rest of it has faded away, but this is more than just that. It is a story about friendship, religion, power and opportunity - it is also about sheer bloody-mindedness and cruelty. It resonates all the more bec ....
Continue reading ->JPV852
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This is one I had never seen before but finally say down for the 3.5 hour running time and found it thoroughly engaging, though after the chariot race scene, felt it slowed down quite a bit. Still, great performances all around and the scale, not just for its time but even today, was ....
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