
Ben-Hur
- released:1959-11-18
- genres: History, Drama, Adventure, Action
- duration:222m
- casts: Charlton Heston, Stephen Boyd, Hugh Griffith, Jack Hawkins, Haya Harareet
- Country: United States of America
- Production: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
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.