Release dates for
Ben-Hur (1959) More at IMDbPro »

Country	Date
USA	18 November 1959	(New York City, New York) (premiere)
USA	24 November 1959	(Los Angeles, California) (premiere)
UK	16 December 1959
Japan	30 March 1960
Argentina	28 April 1960
France	May 1960	(Cannes Film Festival)
Australia	15 July 1960
France	7 October 1960
West Germany	14 October 1960
Italy	21 October 1960
Spain	19 December 1960
Finland	3 March 1961
Philippines	14 June 1961	(Davao)
Hong Kong	16 November 1961
Mexico	16 November 1961
South Korea	1962
Greece	18 February 1962
Denmark	19 February 1962
Sweden	20 February 1962
Turkey	November 1963
Denmark	7 August 1964	(re-release)
USA	26 March 1969	(Los Angeles, California) (re-release)
USA	18 June 1969	(New York City, New York) (re-release)
USA	August 1969	(re-release)
Finland	7 January 1977	(re-release)
Hungary	26 August 1982
Philippines	18 April 1985	(Davao) (re-release)
Australia	26 March 1998	(Melbourne) (re-release)
Australia	14 May 1998	(Sydney) (re-release)
France	17 June 1998	(re-release)
Germany	25 October 2001	(DVD premiere)
Japan	27 October 2001	(Tokyo International Fantastic Film Festival)
Germany	6 February 2009	(Berlin International Film Festival)

Ben-Hur	Argentina / Brazil / Finland / France / Mexico (imdb display title) / Peru / Spain / Turkey (Turkish title)
Ben Hur	Greece / Hungary / Italy (imdb display title) / Poland / Serbia (imdb display title) / West Germany / Yugoslavia (Serbian title)
аЕМ цСП	Soviet Union (Russian title)
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ	USA (alternative title)
William Wyler's Ben-Hur	USA (complete title)