Ben-Hur: Una storia di Cristo
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Ben Hur
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Ben-Hur
director:
Fred Niblo
playwright:
June Mathis
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Lew Wallace
actor:
Ramon Novarro
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Francis X. Bushman
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May McAvoy
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Betty Bronson
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Claire McDowell
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genre:
Adventure
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Drama
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Romance
region:
United States
language:
no spoken language
length: 2h 23m
release date:
1925-12-25
(Release)
IMDb: tt0016641
overview
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.