Overview
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.
Details
- Director
- William Wyler
- Writer
- Karl Tunberg
- Original Language
- English
- Budget
- $15,000,000
Cast
Cathy O'Donnell
Charlton Heston
Finlay Currie
Frank Thring
Haya Harareet
Hugh Griffith
Jack Hawkins
Martha Scott
Sam Jaffe
Stephen Boyd
Keywords
1st century
ancient rome
awestruck
based on novel or book
chariot race
childhood sweetheart
christianity
dungeon
epic
false imprisonment
friends
galley
galley slave
governor
hatred
historical fiction
jerusalem
jesus christ
jew persecution
jewish family
jewish life
judaism
judea
leprosy
love
middle east
miracle
period drama
politics
prince
redemption
religion
religious conversion
remake
revenge
roman
roman empire
salvation
sea battle
sheikh
subjugated people
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