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Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ (1925)

Overview

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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Fred Niblo profile
Fred Niblo

Director

Cast

Ramon Novarro profile
Ramon Novarro

Judah Ben-Hur

Francis X. Bushman profile
Francis X. Bushman

Messala

May McAvoy profile
May McAvoy

Esther

Betty Bronson profile
Betty Bronson

Mary

Claire McDowell profile
Claire McDowell

Princess of Hur

Kathleen Key profile
Kathleen Key

Tirzah

Carmel Myers profile
Carmel Myers

Iras

Nigel De Brulier profile
Nigel De Brulier

Simonides

Mitchell Lewis profile
Mitchell Lewis

Sheik Ilderim

Leo White profile
Leo White

Sanballat

Frank Currier profile
Frank Currier

Quintus Arrius

Charles Belcher profile
Charles Belcher

Balthazar

Ramon Novarro profile
Ramon Novarro

Judah Ben-Hur

Francis X. Bushman profile
Francis X. Bushman

Messala

May McAvoy profile
May McAvoy

Esther

Betty Bronson profile
Betty Bronson

Mary

Claire McDowell profile
Claire McDowell

Princess of Hur

Kathleen Key profile
Kathleen Key

Tirzah

Carmel Myers profile
Carmel Myers

Iras

Nigel De Brulier profile
Nigel De Brulier

Simonides

Mitchell Lewis profile
Mitchell Lewis

Sheik Ilderim

Leo White profile
Leo White

Sanballat

Frank Currier profile
Frank Currier

Quintus Arrius

Charles Belcher profile
Charles Belcher

Balthazar

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Release Date

December 25, 1925

Original Language

No Language

Budget

$3,900,000.00

Production Company

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