Movie·1925·2h 23m
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ
Amazing! Thrilling! Colossal! Mighty!
Directed By
Fred Niblo
Country
United States of America
Language
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The Story
Erstwhile childhood friends, Judah Ben-Hur and Messala meet again as adults, this time with Roman officer Messala as conqueror and Judah as a wealthy, though conquered, Israelite. A slip of a brick during a Roman parade causes Judah to be sent off as a galley slave, his property confiscated and his mother and sister imprisoned. Years later, as a result of his determination to stay alive and his willingness to aid his Roman master, Judah returns to his homeland an exalted and wealthy Roman athlete. Unable to find his mother and sister, and believing them dead, he can think of nothing else than revenge against Messala.
Producer
Louis B. Mayer, J.J. Cohn
Cinematography
Clyde De Vinna
Music
William Axt
Editor
Lloyd Nosler
Themes
Production House
Audience Score
113 votes
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Cast
Ramon Novarro
Judah Ben-Hur
Francis X. Bushman
Messala
May McAvoy
Esther
Betty Bronson
Mary
Claire McDowell
Princess of Hur
Kathleen Key
Tirzah
Carmel Myers
Iras
Nigel De Brulier
Simonides
Mitchell Lewis
Sheik Ilderim
Leo White
Sanballat
Frank Currier
Quintus Arrius
Charles Belcher
Balthazar
Dale Fuller
Amrah
Winter Hall
Joseph
Reginald Barker
Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited)
John Barrymore
Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited)
Lionel Barrymore
Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited)
Clarence Brown
Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited)
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Crew
Louis B. Mayer
Producer
Lloyd Nosler
Editor
Clyde De Vinna
Director of Photography
René Guissart
Director of Photography
Fred Niblo
Director
J.J. Cohn
Producer
Karl Struss
Director of Photography
Percy Hilburn
Director of Photography
William Axt
Original Music Composer
Irving Thalberg
Producer
Samuel Goldwyn
Producer
David Mendoza
Original Music Composer
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