Ben-Hur (1959)
Directed by William Wyler
“The entertainment experience of a lifetime!”
History, Drama, Adventure · 3h 32m
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.
Cast
Crew
- Director
- William Wyler
- Screenplay
- Karl Tunberg
- Novel
- Lew Wallace
- Director of Photography
- Robert Surtees
- Original Music Composer
- Miklós Rózsa
- Editor
- John D. Dunning, Ralph E. Winters
- Producer
- Sam Zimbalist
Details
- Release date
- 1959-11-18
- Runtime
- 3h 32m
- Genres
- History, Drama, Adventure
- Original language
- EN
- Spoken languages
- English
- Countries
- United States of America
- Production
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
- Budget
- $15,000,000
- Box office
- $164,000,000
Charlton Heston
Stephen Boyd
Hugh Griffith
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Sam Jaffe
Finlay Currie
Frank Thring
George Relph
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