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It is the fifth film adaptation of the 1880 novel Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ by Lew Wallace following the 1907 silent short film, the 1925 silent film, the Academy Award -winning 1959 film and the 2003 animated film; it is the third version produced by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.
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. A Jewish prince is betrayed and sent into slavery by a Roman friend in 1st-century Jerusalem, but it's not long before he regains his freedom and comes back for revenge.
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- Adventure, Drama
- William Wyler
- 1959-11-18
Watch the movie trailer for BEN-HUR! Coming to theatres August 19th, 2016. BEN-HUR is the epic story of Judah Ben-Hur (Jack Huston), a prince falsely accused of treason by his adopted brother...
- 3 min
- 7.7M
- Paramount Pictures
Ben-Hur: Directed by Timur Bekmambetov. With Jack Huston, Toby Kebbell, Rodrigo Santoro, Nazanin Boniadi. Judah Ben-Hur, a Jewish prince falsely accused of treason by his adopted brother, an officer in the Roman army, returns to his homeland after years at sea to seek revenge, but finds redemption.
- (47K)
- Action, Adventure, Drama
- Timur Bekmambetov
- 2016-08-19
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Aug 19, 2016 · If nothing else, “Ben-Hur,” directed by Timur Bekmambetov from a script by Keith R. Clarke and John Ridley, is a masterpiece of condensation. The celebrated 1959 version of the saga, once the most-Oscar-winning-picture-of-all-time, clocked in at almost four hours.