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Ben-Hur
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Movie
language
English
duration
222 min
genre
action
theme
epic
director
William Wyler
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Ben-Hur is a 1959 American religious epic film directed by William Wyler, produced by Sam Zimbalist, and starring Charlton Heston as the title character. A remake of the 1925 silent film with a similar title, it was adapted from Lew Wallace's 1880 novel Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ. The screenplay is credited to Karl Tunberg, but includes contributions from Maxwell Anderson, S. N. Behrman, Gore Vidal, and Christopher Fry. The cast also features Stephen Boyd, Jack Hawkins, Haya Harareet, Hugh Griffith, Martha Scott, Cathy O'Donnell in her final film, and Sam Jaffe.

Plot

In AD 26 Jerusalem, Judah Ben-Hur, a wealthy Jewish prince and merchant, lives with his mother, Miriam, and younger sister, Tirzah. The family's steward, Simonides, has a daughter named Esther. Judah grants Simonides' request for Esther to marry a freeman and grants Esther her freedom as a wedding gift. Apart since childhood, Judah and Esther quickly fall in love.

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    award Academy Award for Best Actor Academy Award for Best Art Direction, Color Academy Award for Best Cinematography, Color Academy Award for Best Costume Design, Color Academy Award for Best Director Academy Award for Best Film Editing Academy Award for Best Original Dramatic or Comedy Score Academy Award for Best Picture Academy Award for Best Sound Academy Award for Best Special Effects Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor National Board of Review: Top Ten Films
    contentLocation Israel
    director William Wyler
    editor John D. Dunning Ralph E. Winters
    genre action drama historical thriller
    keywords a carpenter abandoned house adoption in ancient rome adopts him as his son antonia fortress arab sheik balthasar balthazar beaked chariot chariot race crucifixion of jesus esther expel flood former prisoner fortress antonia galley galley slave gladiator governor iudaea province jerusalem jerusalem judah jesus jesus christ judah ben-hur judea leper leper colony leprosy macedonia macedonian married nativity of jesus nazareth patrimony pilate\'s court pontius pilate prefect prologue property rescue roman empire rome\'s glory and imperial power scythed chariot search sermon on the mount shelter tiberius trial of jesus valerius gratus via dolorosa violent storm wed while carrying his cross through the streets
    musicBy Miklós Rózsa
    nomination Academy Award for Best Actor Academy Award for Best Art Direction, Color Academy Award for Best Cinematography, Color Academy Award for Best Costume Design, Color Academy Award for Best Director Academy Award for Best Film Editing Academy Award for Best Original Dramatic or Comedy Score Academy Award for Best Picture Academy Award for Best Sound Academy Award for Best Special Effects Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay
    producer Sam Zimbalist
    productionCompany Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
    publisher American Film Institute Loews Cineplex Entertainment The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures
    recordedAt Rome
    theme atonement chase epic silent