Ben-Hur
1959
The entertainment experience of a lifetime!
- William Wyler
- 3h 32m
- November 18, 1959 · United States of America
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.
Details
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- November 18, 1959
- Original language
- English
- Spoken languages
- English
- Countries
- United States of America
- Production
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
- Cast
- Charlton Heston,Stephen Boyd,Hugh Griffith,Jack Hawkins,Haya Harareet,Martha Scott,Cathy O'Donnell,Sam Jaffe,Finlay Currie,Frank Thringand 59 more
- Director
- William Wyler
- Writer
- Karl Tunberg,Lew Wallace
- Producer
- Sam Zimbalist
- Cinematography
- Robert Surtees
- Music
- Miklós Rózsa
- Budget
- $15,000,000
- Revenue
- $164,000,000
- IMDb
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