Ben-Hur

In AD 26, Judah Ben-Hur (Charlton Heston) is a wealthy prince and merchant in Jerusalem, who lives with his mother, Miriam (Martha Scott); his sister, Tirzah (Cathy O'Donnell); their loyal slave, Simonides (Sam Jaffe); and Simonides' daughter, Esther (Haya Harareet). Esther loves Judah, but is committed to another. Judah's childhood friend, the Roman citizen Messala (Stephen Boyd), is now a tribune. After several years away from Jerusalem, Messala returns as the new commander of the Roman garrison. Messala believes in the glory of Rome and its imperial power, while Judah is devoted to his faith and the freedom of the Jewish people. This difference causes tension between the friends, and results in their split after Messala issues an ultimatum demanding that Judah deliver potential rebels amongst the populace to the Roman authorities. Read more on Wikipedia.

MPAA Rating:	G
Genre:	Adventure, Drama, History
Country:	United States
Produced By:	William Wyler, Sam Zimbalist, Joseph Vogel, Sol C. Siegel
Directed By:	William Wyler
Written By:	S.N. Behrman, Christopher Fry, Gore Vidal, Lew Wallace, Karl Tunberg, Maxwell Anderson
Cast:	John Le Mesurier, Venantino Venantini, Marina Berti, Nazzareno Zamperla, Richard Hale, Enzo Fiermonte, Pietro Tordi, Lando Buzzanca, William Kiehl, Dervis Ward, Victor De La Fosse, Cliff Lyons, Furio Meniconi, George Relph, May McAvoy, Dino Fazio, Alfredo Danesi, Ferdy Mayne, Gianni Solaro, Bruno Arié, Howard Lang, Irina Wassilchikoff, José Greci, Mino Doro, Liana Del Balzo, Lord Layton, Les Ballets Africains, Eddie Juaregui, Hugh Billingsley, Nona Medici, Terence Longdon, Ferdinando Poggi, Jack Hawkins, Stephen Boyd, Fortunato Arena, Luigi Marra, Antonio Corevi, Hector Ross, Cathy O'Donnell, John Horsley, Reginald Lal Singh, Giuliano Gemma, Maxwell Shaw, Michael Dugan, Noel Sheldon, Richard Coleman, Stevenson Lang, David Davies, Jerry Brown, Carmen De Hohenlohe, Duncan Lamont, Ralph Truman, Edwin Richfield, Haya Harareet, Vladimiro Picciafuochi, Michael Cosmo, Emma Baron, Joe Yrigoyen, Remington Olmsted, Raimondo Van Riel, Amerigo Santarelli, Ady Berber, Franco Fantasia, Hugh Griffith, Tutte Lemkow, Martha Scott, Laurence Payne, André Morell, Stella Rho, Diego Pozzetto, Sam Jaffe, Finlay Currie, Frank Thring, Charlton Heston, Tiberio Mitri, Aldo Pini, Joe Canutt, Robert Brown, Aldo Silvani
In Theaters:	Jan 29, 1960
Runtime:	3 hours 32 minutes
Production:	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
Box Office:	$74,700,000
Available On:	Amazon, Vudu