Ben-Hur (1959)
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Overview
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.
Status: Released
Release Date: Nov 18, 1959
Runtime: 3h 32m
Director: William Wyler
Writer: Karl Tunberg
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Top Cast
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
George Relph
Tiberius Caesar
André Morell
Sextus
Terence Longdon
Drusus
Ady Berber
Malluch
Lando Buzzanca
Jewish Slave in the Desert (uncredited)
Giuliano Gemma
Roman Officer with Messala (uncredited)
Marina Berti
Flavia (uncredited)
Robert Brown
Chief of Rowers (uncredited)
Liana Del Balzo
Guest at Banquet (uncredited)
Enzo Fiermonte
Galley Officer (uncredited)
Richard Hale
Gaspar (uncredited)
Duncan Lamont
Marius (uncredited)
John Le Mesurier
Doctor (uncredited)
Ferdy Mayne
Captain of Rescue Ship (uncredited)
May McAvoy
Woman in crowd (uncredited)
Aldo Silvani
Man in Nazareth (uncredited)
Ralph Truman
Aide to Tiberius (uncredited)
Claude Heater
Christ
Joe Canutt
Sportsman (uncredited)
Richard Coleman
Metellus (uncredited)
Antonio Corevi
Senator (uncredited)
David Davies
Quaestor (uncredited)
Mino Doro
Gratus (uncredited)
Michael Dugan
Seaman (uncredited)
Franco Fantasia
Roman Soldier Who Brings Crown to Gratus (uncredited)
José Greci
Mary (uncredited)
John Horsley
Spintho (uncredited)
Howard Lang
Hortator (uncredited)
Stevenson Lang
Blind Man (uncredited)
Tutte Lemkow
Leper (uncredited)
Cliff Lyons
The Lubian (uncredited)
Tiberio Mitri
Roman at Bath (uncredited)
Remington Olmsted
Decurian (uncredited)
Laurence Payne
Joseph (uncredited)
Aldo Pini
Bad Thief on Cross (uncredited)
Diego Pozzetto
Villager (uncredited)
Stella Rho
Amrah (uncredited)
Edwin Richfield
Supplier to Leper Colony (uncredited)
Hector Ross
Officer (uncredited)
Maxwell Shaw
Rower No. 43 (uncredited)
Gianni Solaro
Galley Officer (uncredited)
Pietro Tordi
Pilate's Servant (uncredited)
Raimondo Van Riel
Old Man (uncredited)
Dervis Ward
Jailer (uncredited)
Joe Yrigoyen
The Egyptian - Chariot Racer (uncredited)
Nazzareno Zamperla
Roman Soldier with a Bow on Galley (uncredited)
Jerry Brown
The Corinthian (uncredited)
Eddie Jauregui
The Athenian (uncredited)
Gianni Di Segni
Galley Guard on Ship (uncredited)
Armando Fracassi
Arab (uncredited)
Osiride Pevarello
(uncredited)
Renzo Pevarello
(uncredited)
Amerigo Santarelli
Rower (uncredited)
Artemio Antonini
Galley Guard on Ship (uncredited)
Aldo Cecconi
Galley Guard on Ship (uncredited)
Mario Meniconi
Crucifixion March Guard (uncredited)
Terzo Monachesi
Nobleman at the Chariot Race (uncredited)
Giorgio Ubaldi
Rower (uncredited)
Umberto Alivernini
Officer at the Chariot Race (uncredited)
Official Videos
Condemned to the Galleys
Macedonian Pirates Attack the Roman Fleet
Chariot Race
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Charlton Heston Wins Best Actor: 1960 Oscars
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