Ben-Hur
movie
The entertainment experience of a lifetime!
Released November 18, 1959
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.
Runtime
3h 32m
Budget
$15,000,000
Revenue
$164,000,000
Origin Country
United States
Original Language
English
Original Title
Ben-Hur
Status
Released
Production Countries
- United States of America
Spoken Languages
- English
Production Companies
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
United States
Keywords
- governor
- middle east
- based on novel or book
- roman empire
- politics
- christianity
- jew persecution
- jewish life
- roman
- miracle
- jerusalem
- prince
- chariot race
- leprosy
- redemption
- religious conversion
- ancient rome
- love
- friends
- remake
- revenge
- judaism
- religion
- historical fiction
- period drama
- catholic
- dungeon
- galley
- hatred
- sheikh
- sea battle
- jewish family
- galley slave
- childhood sweetheart
- salvation
- 1st century
- jesus christ
- false imprisonment
- judea
- subjugated people
- awestruck
