Most people know Lew Wallace's tale of Ben Hur mostly from the movie starring Charlton Heston, but there are other versions out there too, several of them considerably older. This one here may be the first and it was released shortly after the death of the aforementioned author almost 110 years ago. Unfortunately, if you don't know the story, you will have absolutely no clue what is going on. It is a black-and-white silent film and intertitles are basically non-existent here, which makes it impossible to understand the plot. This is also why I cannot recommend this one. There are films from the 19th century that are considerably better than this one and the only area where it sort-of delivers are the costumes I guess. Thumbs down. Don't watch.
Review of Ben Hur
