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  2. Hugh Griffith, who gained acclaim in the post-World War II era in Ealing Studios comedies, was cast as the colorful Sheik Ilderim. The role of Jesus, whose face is never seen, was played by an uncredited Claude Heater , an American opera singer performing with the Vienna State Opera in Rome when he was asked to do a screen test for the film.

  3. Cast. Top to bottom: Jack Huston, Toby Kebbell, and Morgan Freeman star in the film as, respectively, Judah Ben-Hur, Messala, and Sheik Ilderim. Jack Huston as Judah Ben-Hur: A Jewish prince in Roman-occupied Jerusalem who is betrayed and falsely accused of treason, and is sentenced to a life of slavery.

  4. Sheik Ilderim : Fool! Headless toad! You know nothing of horses! Whip my children once and I'll drain every drop of your blood! Now, gently around the first turn, and let them go. Go on! Sheik Ilderim : [about the horses] I thought they'd never love another as they love me. Judah Ben-Hur : They have taken me into their family. Sheik Ilderim ...

  5. Mar 24, 2022 · Much of the movie's second half concerns a particular chariot race, with Judah persuaded to compete by the sheik Ilderim (Hugh Griffith in unforgivable brownface). He refuses, even after learning ...

  6. Mirroring his first encounter with Jesus, Ben-Hur tries to offer Jesus water but is beaten by a Roman soldier. Following Jesus' crucifixion, a rainstorm occurs. Naomi and Tirzah are miraculously healed by rainwater containing the blood of Jesus, and Sheik Ilderim pays a ransom to set them free.

  7. Aug 1, 2016 · In Wyler’s “Ben-Hur,” Sheik Ilderim was a secondary character, and an essentially comic one. He was played by Hugh Griffith, a Welshman who became Middle Eastern under several layers of ...

  8. Quintus Arrius. Stephen Boyd. Messala. Haya Harareet. Esther. Hugh Griffith. Sheik Ilderim. Watchlist. TRAILER. Watchlist. In Theaters At Home TV Shows. Charlton Heston plays a Palestinian...

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