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Release Date:
December 25, 1925
Original Title:
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ
Alternate Titles:
Ben Hur
Ben Hur - Priča o Hristu
Бен-Гур
ベン・ハー
Genres:
Adventure | Drama | Romance
Production Companies:
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Production Countries:
Italy | United States of America
Ratings / Certifications:
BR: 10 FI: S GB: PG IE: G SE: 15 US: NR
Runtime: 143
Erstwhile childhood friends, Judah Ben-Hur and Messala meet again as adults, this time with Roman officer Messala as conqueror and Judah as a wealthy, though conquered, Israelite. A slip of a brick during a Roman parade causes Judah to be sent off as a galley slave, his property confiscated and his mother and sister imprisoned. Years later, as a result of his determination to stay alive and his willingness to aid his Roman master, Judah returns to his homeland an exalted and wealthy Roman athlete. Unable to find his mother and sister, and believing them dead, he can think of nothing else than revenge against Messala.
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Adaptation:
June Mathis
Art Direction:
Horace Jackson
Cinematography:
Paul Kerschner
Continuity:
Bess Meredyth
Carey Wilson
Costumer:
Erté
Director:
Fred Niblo
Director of Photography:
Clyde De Vinna
René Guissart
Percy Hilburn
Karl Struss
Editor:
Lloyd Nosler
Novel:
Lew Wallace
Original Music Composer:
William Axt
David Mendoza
Producer:
J.J. Cohn
Samuel Goldwyn
Louis B. Mayer
Irving Thalberg
Scenario Writer:
Carey Wilson
Second Unit Director:
Christy Cabanne
B. Reeves Eason
Settings:
Horace Jackson
Special Effects:
A. Arnold Gillespie
Stunt Coordinator:
B. Reeves Eason
Stunt Double:
Buster Gallagher
Stunts:
Frank McGrath
Mickey Millerick
Allen Pomeroy
David Sharpe
Spike Spackman
Tom Tyler
Title Graphics:
Katherine Hilliker
H.H. Caldwell
Wardrobe Supervisor:
Mrs. E.F. Chaffin
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