Film · 1959

Ben-Hur

Name: Ben-Hur
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama
Released: 1959-11-18
Duration: 212 min
Rating: 8
Cast: Charlton Heston, Jack Hawkins, Haya Harareet, Stephen Boyd, Martha Scott

Directed by William Wyler · starring Charlton Heston, Jack Hawkins and Haya Harareet

3 h 32 min
Action · Adventure · Drama
USA
Released in the UK 15 December 1959

8.0 Users25 votes

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Synopsis

During Jerusalem's roman occupation, Juda Ben-Hur (Charlton Heston), a young man from a noble jewish family, is accused of trying to kill a governor, then he is sentenced by a young roman commander that he treated as a friend, Messala (Stepehn Boyd), to work as a slave in the galleys. After that, Ben-Hur will only be focused in revenge. This adaptation of the Lewis Wallace's novel of the same name, 'Ben-Hur' is one of the most iconic films of the history of film, and it is still one of the most succesful movies in the Oscars, after winning the record figure of eleven statuettes.

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The essentials

Runtime: 212 min3 hours and 32 minutes
Budget: $15.9mMetro Goldwyn Mayer

How long is Ben-Hur?: 3 hours and 32 minutes (212 minutes).
When was Ben-Hur released in the UK?: It was released in the UK on 15 December 1959.
Who directed Ben-Hur?: William Wyler.
Who is in Ben-Hur?: It stars Charlton Heston, Jack Hawkins, Haya Harareet and Stephen Boyd.