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Ben-Hur
Release Date: December 26, 1959
Year | : | 1959 |
Slogan | : | «The entertainment experience of a lifetime.» |
Genres | : | History, Adventure, Drama |
Production Companies | : | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
Director | : | William Wyler |
Producers | : | Irene Howard, William Wyler, Sam Zimbalist, Edward Woehler, Sol C. Siegel, J.J. Cohn, Henry Henigson |
Writers | : | Harold Michelson, Lew Wallace, Karl Tunberg, Gore Vidal |
RunTime | : | 222 mins. |
Budget | : | 15000000 |
Revenue | : | 164000000 |
Judah Ben-Hur, a Jew in ancient Judea, is battling the Roman empire at the time of Christ. His actions send him and his family into slavery, but an inspirational encounter with Jesus changes everything. He finally meets his rival in a justly famous chariot race and rescues his suffering family.
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Trailer: Ben-Hur (1959) Official Blu-Ray Trailer - Charlton Heston, Jack Hawkins, Stephen Boyd Movie HD
Featurette: John Landis on BEN-HUR
Trailer: Ben-Hur (1959) Trailer
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