Ben-Hur

• 7.9
• 1959-11-18
• 222 minutes mins

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.

Starring:

Charlton Heston (Judah Ben-Hur) Stephen Boyd (Messala) Hugh Griffith (Scheich Ildirim) Jack Hawkins (Quintus Arrius) Haya Harareet (Esther) Martha Scott (Miriam) Cathy O'Donnell (Tirzah) Sam Jaffe (Simonides) Finlay Currie (Balthasar) Frank Thring (Pontius Pilatus)

Director:

William Wyler

Writer:

Karl Tunberg