Ben-Hur
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ is a 1925 American silent epic adventure-drama film directed by Fred Niblo and written by June Mathis based on the 1880 novel Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ by General Lew Wallace. Starring Ramon Novarro as the title character, the film is the first feature-length adaptation of the novel and second overall, following the 1907 short.
Plot
Ben-Hur is a wealthy young Jewish prince and boyhood friend of the powerful Roman tribune, Messala. When an accident and a false accusation leads to Ben-Hur's arrest, Messala, who has become corrupt and arrogant, makes sure Ben-Hur and his family are jailed and separated.
Cast
- Betty Bronson
- Carlotta Monti
- Carmel Myers
- Carole Lombard
- Charles Belcher
- Claire McDowell
- Clarence Brown
- Clark Gable
- Colleen Moore
- Dale Fuller
- Dorothy Gish
- Douglas Fairbanks
- Fay Wray
- Francis X. Bushman
- Frank Currier
- Gary Cooper
- George Fitzmaurice
- Harold Lloyd
- Henry King
- Janet Gaynor
- Joan Crawford
- John Barrymore
- John Gilbert
- Joyzelle Joyner
- Kathleen Key
- Leo White
- Lillian Gish
- Lionel Barrymore
- Marion Davies
- Mary Pickford
- May McAvoy
- Mitchell Lewis
- Myrna Loy
- Nigel De Brulier
- Noble Johnson
- Ramón Novarro
- Reginald Barker
- Rupert Julian
- Sally Rand
- Samuel Goldwyn
- Sid Grauman
- Sidney Franklin
- Tom Tyler
- William Green
- Winter Hall
More details
| author | Carey Wilson June Mathis |
|---|---|
| director | Charles Brabin Christy Cabanne Fred Niblo Rex Ingram |
| editor | Basil Wrangler Ben Lewis Harry Reynolds Lloyd Nosler William Holmes |
| genre | adventure drama |
| keywords | 1959 adaptation attack ben-hur boyhood friend chariot chariot race drown false accusation galley jail jesus jesus christ judah ben-hur leprosy slave labor tribune young man |
| musicBy | William Axt |
| producer | Irving Thalberg June Mathis Louis B. Mayer Uncredited: |
| productionCompany | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
| publisher | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
| recordedAt | Los Angeles |
| theme | epic silent |