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Release Date:
November 18, 1959
Original Title:
Ben-Hur
Alternate Titles:
Ben Hur
Ben-Hur : En berättelse från Kristi tid
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ
Μπεν Χουρ
Бен-Гур
Бен-хур
בן חור
賓漢
벤허
Genres:
Action | Adventure | Drama | History
Production Companies:
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Production Countries:
United States of America
Ratings / Certifications:
AU: G BE: 16 BR: 12 CZ: 12+ DE: 16 DK: 15 ES: APTA FI: K-12|K-16 FR: TP GB: PG HU: 12 IE: PG KR: All MX: A NL: 16|12 NO: 12 PT: M/12 RU: 0+ SE: 15|11 US: G
Runtime: 222
In 25 AD, Judah Ben-Hur, a Jew in ancient Judea, opposes the occupying Roman empire. Falsely accused by a Roman childhood friend-turned-overlord of trying to kill the Roman governor, he is put into slavery and his mother and sister are taken away as prisoners.
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Additional Photography:
Harold E. Wellman
Piero Portalupi
Art Direction:
Edward C. Carfagno
William A. Horning
Assistant Director:
Alberto Cardone
Costume Design:
Elizabeth Haffenden
Director:
William Wyler
Director of Photography:
Robert Surtees
Editor:
Ralph E. Winters
John D. Dunning
Hairstylist:
Gabriella Borzelli
Makeup Artist:
Charles E. Parker
Novel:
Lew Wallace
Original Music Composer:
Miklós Rózsa
Producer:
Sam Zimbalist
Recording Supervision:
Franklin Milton
Screenplay:
Karl Tunberg
Second Unit Director:
Sergio Leone
Set Decoration:
Hugh Hunt
Sound Recordist:
William Steinkamp
Sash Fisher
Special Effects:
Robert R. Hoag
Lee LeBlanc
A. Arnold Gillespie
Unit Production Manager:
Edward Woehler
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