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Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ

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.

1925 |2h 23m |  Adventure, Drama, Romance

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Ramon Novarro

Judah Ben-Hur

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Francis X. Bushman

Messala

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May McAvoy

Esther

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Betty Bronson

Mary

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Claire McDowell

Princess of Hur

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Kathleen Key

Tirzah

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Carmel Myers

Iras

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Nigel De Brulier

Simonides

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Mitchell Lewis

Sheik Ilderim

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Leo White

Sanballat

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Frank Currier

Quintus Arrius

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Charles Belcher

Balthazar

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Dale Fuller

Amrah

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Winter Hall

Joseph

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John Barrymore

Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited)

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Lionel Barrymore

Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited)

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Joan Crawford

Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited)

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Marion Davies

Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited)

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Bill Elliott

Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited)

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Douglas Fairbanks

Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited)

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Rosita Garcia

Slave Girl (uncredited)

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Janet Gaynor

Slave Girl (uncredited)

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John Gilbert

Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited)

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Dorothy Gish

Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited)

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Lillian Gish

Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited)

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Noble Johnson

Crowd Member (uncredited)

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Harold Lloyd

Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited)

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Carole Lombard

Slave Girl (uncredited)

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Cliff Lyons

Charioteer (uncredited)

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Carlotta Monti

Slave Girl (uncredited)

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Colleen Moore

Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited)

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Mary Pickford

Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited)

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Tom Tyler

Charioteer (uncredited)

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Gary Cooper

Roman Guard (uncredited)

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Clark Gable

Roman Guard (uncredited)

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Myrna Loy

Slave Girl (uncredited)

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Status

Released

Language

No Language

Budget

$3,900,000.00

Revenue

$9,000,000.00