Ben Hur
director:
William Wyler
playwright:
Karl Tunberg
actor:
Charlton Heston
/
Stephen Boyd
/
Hugh Griffith
/
Jack Hawkins
/
Haya Harareet
…
genre:
Action
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Drama
/
History
/
Adventure
region:
United States
language:
English
length: 3h 42m
release date: 1959-11-18
IMDb: tt0052618
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.