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Ben-Hur (1959)
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When a Jewish prince is betrayed and sent into slavery by a Roman friend, he regains his freedom and comes back for revenge. Director:William Wyler |
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Haya Harareet | ... | |
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Martha Scott | ... | |
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Cathy O'Donnell | ... | |
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Sam Jaffe | ... | |
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Finlay Currie | ... |
Balthasar
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Frank Thring | ... | |
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Terence Longdon | ... | |
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George Relph | ... | |
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André Morell | ... | |
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Storyline
Judah Ben-Hur lives as a rich Jewish prince and merchant in Jerusalem at the beginning of the 1st century. Together with the new governor his old friend Messala arrives as commanding officer of the Roman legions. At first they are happy to meet after a long time but their different politic views separate them. During the welcome parade a roof tile falls down from Judah's house and injures the governor. Although Messala knows they are not guilty, he sends Judah to the galleys and throws his mother and sister into prison. But Judah swears to come back and take revenge. Written by Matthias Scheler <tron@lyssa.owl.de>
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USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
(Argentina) See more »Also Known As:
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ See more »Box Office
Budget:
$15,900,000 (estimated)Gross:
$90,000,000 (Worldwide) (January 1989)Company Credits
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| Sweden: (1970) | Sweden: (1962) | UK: (1993 re-release) | (DVD edition) | (2005 DVD)Color:
Color (Technicolor)Aspect Ratio:
2.76 : 1
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Balthasar: [narrating] In the Year of our Lord, Judea - for nearly a century - had lain under the mastery of Rome. In the seventh year of the reign of Augustus Caesar, an imperial decree ordered every Judean each to return to his place of birth to be counted and taxed. The converging ways of many of them led to the gates of their capital city...
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Trivia
Director William Wyler decided that the Romans should have British accents, and that the four Americans in the cast would play Hebrews. This was a technique later used in Masada. See more »Goofs
Continuity: During the race, just before the first chariot goes down, the left wheel of that chariot is removed by Messala's chariot, but in the next shot you can view both wheels intact before it goes down. See more »Quotes
[first lines]Balthasar: [narrating] In the Year of our Lord, Judea - for nearly a century - had lain under the mastery of Rome. In the seventh year of the reign of Augustus Caesar, an imperial decree ordered every Judean each to return to his place of birth to be counted and taxed. The converging ways of many of them led to the gates of their capital city...
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