Ben-Hur (1959)

Directed by William Wyler

Ben-Hur 1959

212 MIN

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Studio	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Blu-ray distributor	Warner Bros.
Release date	Nov 18, 1959 Dec 16, 1959 May 05, 1960 Oct 07, 1960 Dec 19, 1960 All release dates Nov 18, 1959 Dec 16, 1959 May 05, 1960 Oct 07, 1960 Dec 19, 1960 Oct 21, 1960 Jan 29, 1960 Feb 19, 1962 Mar 03, 1961 Feb 18, 1962 Nov 16, 1961 Aug 26, 1982 Apr 01, 1960 Nov 16, 1961 Oct 14, 1960 Oct 25, 1960 Feb 20, 1962 Collapse
Box office	$73,000,000 $73,226,628
Country	US
Language	English
Runtime	212 min
Rated	G
Technical details	2.75:1

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Judah Ben-Hur, a Jewish nobleman in 1st-century Jerusalem, is unwittingly thrust into an heroic odyssey, finding himself and his family enslaved by the Romans, placing him on a path for a fateful encounter with Jesus Christ and to ultimately face his tormentors during a furious chariot race.

Director: William Wyler
Writers: Karl Tunberg, Lew Wallace
Starring: Charlton Heston, Jack Hawkins, Haya Harareet, Stephen Boyd, Hugh Griffith, Martha Scott
Producer: Sam Zimbalist

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