Ben-Hur

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Ben-Hur

8.1 | 3h32m | G | en | Adventure

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.

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8.1 | 3h32m | G | en | Adventure , Drama , History

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Cast

Charlton Heston , Stephen Boyd , Hugh Griffith

Director

Edward C. Carfagno

Producted By

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer ,

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Cast

Charlton Heston

as Judah Ben-Hur

[2025] Airports [2024] Planet of the Apes: A Milestone of Science Fiction [2023] Charlton Heston: Radical to Right Wing [2020] Yul Brynner, the Magnificent [2019] Sword-and-Sandal: The Story of the Period Epic [2017] The Madding Crowd [2016] The Lost City of Cecil B. DeMille [2013] Gore Vidal: The United States of Amnesia [2011] A Night at the Movies: The Horrors of Stephen King

Stephen Boyd

as Messala

[2022] Way of Tomorrow: The Evolution of Science Fiction Movies [2001] Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood [1994] The Bible According to Hollywood [1977] Lady Dracula [1977] Women in Hospital [1977] The Squeeze [1976] Montana Trap [1975] Carter's Army [1975] The Devil with Seven Faces

Hugh Griffith

as Scheich Ildirim

[1992] Under Milk Wood [1980] A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square [1980] The Hound of the Baskervilles [1979] Casanova & Co. [1979] The Canterbury Tales [1977] The Last Remake of Beau Geste [1976] High School Girl [1976] The Passover Plot [1976] The Joke