Ben-Hur

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Ben-Hur

8.1 | 3h32m | G | en | Adventure

In 26 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.

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

Synopsis

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

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Stephen Boyd

as Messala

[2022] Way of Tomorrow: The Evolution of Science Fiction Movies [2001] Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood [1977] Lady Dracula [1977] The Squeeze [1976] Montana Trap [1975] Carter's Army [1975] The Devil with Seven Faces [1975] The Treasure of Jamaica Reef [1975] One Man Against the Organization

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