Film

Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ

1925 · 2h 23m · Adventure · Drama · Romance

Amazing! Thrilling! Colossal! Mighty!

IMDb

7.8

Rotten Tomatoes

96%

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.

Ramon Novarro

Judah Ben-Hur

Francis X. Bushman

Messala

May McAvoy

Esther

Betty Bronson

Mary

Claire McDowell

Princess of Hur

Kathleen Key

Tirzah

Carmel Myers

Iras

Nigel De Brulier

Simonides

Mitchell Lewis

Sheik Ilderim

Leo White

Sanballat

Frank Currier

Quintus Arrius

Charles Belcher

Balthazar

Dale Fuller

Amrah

Winter Hall

Joseph

Reginald Barker

Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited)

John Barrymore

Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited)

• Fred NibloDirector
• Lew WallaceNovel
• Louis B. MayerProducer
• J.J. CohnProducer
• Irving ThalbergProducer
• Samuel GoldwynProducer
• Clyde De VinnaDirector of Photography
• René GuissartDirector of Photography
• Karl StrussDirector of Photography
• Percy HilburnDirector of Photography

Ben Hur (1926) - Trailer

Release date

December 25, 1925

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

2h 23m

Rated

NR

Budget

$3,900,000

Revenue

$9,000,000

Genres

Adventure, Drama, Romance, Action

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