Ben-Hur

Ben-Hur (1959)

U/A 13+ 18/11/1959
  • History, Drama, Adventure
  • 3 hr 32 min
79%
  • Status : Released
  • Budget : $15,000,000
  • Revenue :$164,000,000
The entertainment experience of a lifetime!

Overview

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.
  • Status : Released
  • Budget : $15,000,000
  • Revenue :$164,000,000
The entertainment experience of a lifetime!

Overview

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.
Top Billed Cast
Charlton Heston
Charlton Heston

Judah Ben-Hur

Stephen Boyd
Stephen Boyd

Messala

Hugh Griffith
Hugh Griffith

Scheich Ildirim

Jack Hawkins
Jack Hawkins

Quintus Arrius

Haya Harareet
Haya Harareet

Esther

Martha Scott
Martha Scott

Miriam

Cathy O'Donnell
Cathy O'Donnell

Tirzah

Sam Jaffe
Sam Jaffe

Simonides

Finlay Currie
Finlay Currie

Balthasar

Frank Thring
Frank Thring

Pontius Pilatus

George Relph
George Relph

Tiberius Caesar

André Morell
André Morell

Sextus

Terence Longdon
Terence Longdon

Drusus

Ady Berber
Ady Berber

Malluch

Lando Buzzanca
Lando Buzzanca

Jewish Slave in the Desert (uncredited)

Giuliano Gemma
Giuliano Gemma

Roman Officer with Messala (uncredited)

Marina Berti
Marina Berti

Flavia (uncredited)

Robert Brown
Robert Brown

Chief of Rowers (uncredited)

Enzo Fiermonte
Enzo Fiermonte

Galley Officer (uncredited)

Richard Hale
Richard Hale

Gaspar (uncredited)

Duncan Lamont
Duncan Lamont

Marius (uncredited)

John Le Mesurier
John Le Mesurier

Doctor (uncredited)

Ferdy Mayne
Ferdy Mayne

Captain of Rescue Ship (uncredited)

May McAvoy
May McAvoy

Woman in crowd (uncredited)

Aldo Silvani
Aldo Silvani

Man in Nazareth (uncredited)

Ralph Truman
Ralph Truman

Aide to Tiberius (uncredited)

Mino Doro
Mino Doro

Gratus (uncredited)

Franco Fantasia
Franco Fantasia

Roman Soldier Who Brings Crown to Gratus (uncredited)

José Greci
José Greci

Mary (uncredited)

John Horsley
John Horsley

Spintho (uncredited)

Howard Lang
Howard Lang

Hortator (uncredited)

Tutte Lemkow
Tutte Lemkow

Leper (uncredited)

Cliff Lyons
Cliff Lyons

The Lubian (uncredited)

Tiberio Mitri
Tiberio Mitri

Roman at Bath (uncredited)

Laurence Payne
Laurence Payne

Joseph (uncredited)

Aldo Pini
Aldo Pini

Bad Thief on Cross (uncredited)

Diego Pozzetto
Diego Pozzetto

Villager (uncredited)

Edwin Richfield
Edwin Richfield

Supplier to Leper Colony (uncredited)

Gianni Solaro
Gianni Solaro

Galley Officer (uncredited)

Pietro Tordi
Pietro Tordi

Pilate's Servant (uncredited)

Raimondo Van Riel
Raimondo Van Riel

Old Man (uncredited)

Nazzareno Zamperla
Nazzareno Zamperla

Roman Soldier with a Bow on Galley (uncredited)

Gianni Di Segni
Gianni Di Segni

Galley Guard on Ship (uncredited)

Armando Fracassi
Armando Fracassi

Arab (uncredited)

Osiride Pevarello
Osiride Pevarello

(uncredited)

Renzo Pevarello
Renzo Pevarello

(uncredited)

Amerigo Santarelli
Amerigo Santarelli

Rower (uncredited)

Artemio Antonini
Artemio Antonini

Galley Guard on Ship (uncredited)

Aldo Cecconi
Aldo Cecconi

Galley Guard on Ship (uncredited)

Mario Meniconi
Mario Meniconi

Crucifixion March Guard (uncredited)

Terzo Monachesi
Terzo Monachesi

Nobleman at the Chariot Race (uncredited)

Giorgio Ubaldi
Giorgio Ubaldi

Rower (uncredited)

lines
Crew Members
Miklós Rózsa
Miklós Rózsa

Original Music Composer

William Wyler
William Wyler

Director

Karl Tunberg
Karl Tunberg

Screenplay

Robert Surtees
Robert Surtees

Director of Photography

Ralph E. Winters
Ralph E. Winters

Editor

Sergio Leone
Sergio Leone

Second Unit Director

A. Arnold Gillespie
A. Arnold Gillespie

Special Effects

Lew Wallace
Lew Wallace

Novel

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