Ben Hur
director:
William Wyler
playwright:
Karl Tunberg
actor:
Charlton Heston
/
Stephen Boyd
/
Hugh Griffith
/
Jack Hawkins
/
Haya Harareet
…
genre:
Action
/
Drama
/
History
/
Adventure
region:
USA
language:
English
length: 222 mins
release date:
1959-11-18
(USA)
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.