Title: Ben-Hur (Ben-Hur)
Release Date: 1959-11-18
IMDB ID: tt0052618
Vote Average: 7.9 (3051 votes)
Overview: In 26 AD, Judah Ben-Hur, a Jew in ancient Judea, opposes the occupying Roman empire. Falsely accused by a Roman childhood friend-turned-overlord of trying to kill the Roman governor, he is put into slavery and his mother and sister are taken away as prisoners.
Cast:
Charlton Heston (Judah Ben-Hur),
Stephen Boyd (Messala),
Hugh Griffith (Scheich Ildirim),
Jack Hawkins (Quintus Arrius),
Haya Harareet (Esther),
Martha Scott (Miriam),
Crew:
William Wyler (Director),
Karl Tunberg (Screenplay),
Sam Zimbalist (Producer),
Miklós Rózsa (Original Music Composer),
Robert Surtees (Director of Photography),
John D. Dunning (Editor),