Ben-Hur 1959
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In 25 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.
- Released: 1959-11-18
- Runtime: 222 minutes
- Genre: History, Drama, Adventure, Action
- Stars: Charlton Heston, Stephen Boyd, Hugh Griffith, Jack Hawkins, Haya Harareet
- Director: Sam Zimbalist, Hugh Hunt, Edward C. Carfagno, William A. Horning, Miklós Rózsa
