Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ

Dec 25, 1925

2h 23m

★ 7.3

Amazing! Thrilling! Colossal! Mighty!

Overview

Erstwhile childhood friends, Judah Ben-Hur and Messala meet again as adults, this time with Roman officer Messala as conqueror and Judah as a wealthy, though conquered, Israelite. A slip of a brick during a Roman parade causes Judah to be sent off as a galley slave, his property confiscated and his mother and sister imprisoned. Years later, as a result of his determination to stay alive and his willingness to aid his Roman master, Judah returns to his homeland an exalted and wealthy Roman athlete. Unable to find his mother and sister, and believing them dead, he can think of nothing else than revenge against Messala.

Genres

Adventure

Drama

Romance

Production Companies

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

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Cast

Judah Ben-Hur

Ramon Novarro

Messala

Francis X. Bushman

Esther

May McAvoy

Mary

Betty Bronson

Princess of Hur

Claire McDowell

Tirzah

Kathleen Key

Iras

Carmel Myers

Simonides

Nigel De Brulier

Sheik Ilderim

Mitchell Lewis

Sanballat

Leo White

Quintus Arrius

Frank Currier

Balthazar

Charles Belcher

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