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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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Title: Ben-Hur (1959)
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Won 11 Oscars.
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5 nominations
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Charlton Heston | ... | |
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Jack Hawkins | ... | |
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Haya Harareet | ... | |
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Stephen Boyd | ... | |
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Hugh Griffith | ... | |
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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 | ... |
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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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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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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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Judah Ben-Hur: We will laugh.
Simonides: There will be joy again in this house! We will celebrate! Among the dust and cobwebs...
[Simonides sobs]
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Another problem concerned the color of the water in the pond holding the boat; it was too brown and murky. They hired a chemist to develop a dye to color the water Azure Mediterranean blue. The chemist dumped a huge sack of some powder into the pond, which, instead of turning the water blue, formed a hard crust on the surface of the water, which had to be chiselled off the boat at great expense. They finally found some dye that would make the water blue. During one of the battle scenes, an extra who fell into the water and spent a bit too much time there turned blue, and was kept on the MGM payroll until it wore off. See more »Goofs
Factual errors: Most of the Roman soldiers seen are not displaying the Roman Army's "Winged Lightning" symbol on their shields. See more »Quotes
Simonides: Judah-Ben Hur! You've come back to us like a returning faith! Oh Judah, I should like to laugh again. Let us laugh!Judah Ben-Hur: We will laugh.
Simonides: There will be joy again in this house! We will celebrate! Among the dust and cobwebs...
[Simonides sobs]
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The Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer lion is shown in a still-frame to appear looking peaceful at the beginning rather than roaring. See more »
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