Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ (2015)

  • NR
  • 06/01/2015 (US)
  • Adventure, Drama, Romance
  • 2h 23m

Amazing! Thrilling! Colossal! Mighty!

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.

Fred Niblo

Director

Lew Wallace

Novel

Cast

Ramon Novarro's headshot

Ramon Novarro

Judah Ben-Hur
Francis X. Bushman's headshot

Francis X. Bushman

Messala
May McAvoy's headshot

May McAvoy

Esther
Betty Bronson's headshot

Betty Bronson

Mary
Claire McDowell's headshot

Claire McDowell

Princess of Hur
Kathleen Key's headshot

Kathleen Key

Tirzah
Carmel Myers's headshot

Carmel Myers

Iras
Nigel De Brulier's headshot

Nigel De Brulier

Simonides

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