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Novel. Karl Tunberg. Screenplay. In 25 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.
Ben-Hur is a 1959 American religious epic film [1] directed by William Wyler, produced by Sam Zimbalist, and starring Charlton Heston as the title character. A remake of the 1925 silent film with a similar title , it was adapted from Lew Wallace 's 1880 novel Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ .
Ben-Hur: Directed by William Wyler. With Charlton Heston, Jack Hawkins, Haya Harareet, Stephen Boyd. After a Jewish prince is betrayed and sent into slavery by a Roman friend in 1st-century Jerusalem, he regains his freedom and comes back for revenge.
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- Adventure, Drama
- William Wyler
- 1959-11-18
An enslaved prince (Charlton Heston) meets a Roman (Stephen Boyd) in a chariot race.
Ben-Hur - Full Cast & Crew. Director William Wyler's spectacular Biblical epic re-creates the Nativity, the Crucifixion and a thundering chariot race.
In 25 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.
