Ben-Hur
Summary: After a Jewish prince is betrayed and sent into slavery by a Roman friend in 1st-century Jerusalem, he regains his freedom and comes back for revenge.
Release Date: November 18, 1959
Director:
William Wyler
Runtime: 3 h 32 min
MPAA: G
Production: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
Country: United States
Language: English
Movie budget: $ 15,000,000
Domestic: $ 74,432,704
International: $ 5,016
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1st century20s70mm filmadopted sonadoptionadoptive father adopted son relationshipadriftadult adoptionafiamerican actor plays a foreigneramputationamputeeancient romeanti semitismantiquityarabarenaarrestarrowassassination attemptbaldnessbare chested malebare chested manbased on novelbattlebeggarbelchingben hur characterbetbetrayalbibleblackfaceblind manblindnessblockbusterbloodbow the weaponbroken engagmentbromancebrother sister relationshipcamelcarpentercatapultcavecenturionchainedchained mancharacter name in titlechariotchariot racecharioteerchildhood friendchristianchristianitycrosscrucifixioncryingdaggerdancerdancingdeathdesertdesert adventurediscipledragged by a horsedyingemperorentre acteepicepic adventureepic historyequestrianfaithfalse accusationfamily reunionfamous scorefanfarefather daughter relationshipfirefire at seafleetfoodfriendfriendshipgallerygalley slavegay interestgay subtextgiftgladiatorgolgothahairy chesthairy chested manhammerhandicappedhandicapped personhatredhealingheirhomoerotic subtexthorsehusband wife relationshipintermissionintra acteisraeljerusalemjerusalem israeljesus christ characterjewjewishjoseph of nazareth characterkissleperleper colonyleprosylightningloss of handlovemale female relationshipmale friendshipmale name in titleman on the verge of tearsmassagemasseusemichelangelo's creationmiraclemother daughter relationshipmother son relationshipmurdermusic score features choirmutenational film registrynativitynazarethoaroarsoasisoily skinorchestral music scoreoverturepalm treeparadeparaplegicpardonpeplumperson on firepilgrimagepiratepoliticspolygamypontius pilate characterprayerprinceprisonprisonerprologueprophetraftrainreference to godreference to jesus christreligionrescuerescue from drowningresurrectionreunionrevengeriding accidentringromanroman bathroman centurion characterroman empireroman galleyroman judearoman saluteroofing tilerooftoprowingsaving a lifeseasea battlesearchseparation from familysermonsheepsheikshepherdshipsistine chapelslaveslave ringslaveryspearstadiumstretchersuicidalsuicidal thoughtssweatingswordsword and sandalsword and sandal actionsword and sandal historysymphonic music scoretalking to a horsetearstentthunderthunderstormtiletitle spoken by charactertorchtwo word titletyrannytyrantunjust incarcerationvengeancevictoryvictory paradeviolencevoice over narrationwagerwaterwater fountainwhipwhippingwrongful convictionwrongful imprisonmentyear 26
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