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Ben-Hur

Ben-Hur

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Status

Released

Release Date

Nov 18, 1959

Runtime

3h 42m

Genres

History, Drama, Adventure, Action

User Score

79%

Original Title

Ben-Hur

Production Companies

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Director

William Wyler

Budget

$15,000,000

Revenue

$164,000,000

Description

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.