Ben-Hur (1959) - The entertainment experience of a lifetime!

Ben-Hur

The entertainment experience of a lifetime!
( Adventure / Drama / History )

MPAA Rating:

US Runtime: 212 min

Country of Origin: United States of America

Premiere Date:
Nov 18, 1959 [USA]

Director:	William Wyler [Director]

Writer:	Karl Tunberg [Screenplay]

Producer:	Sam Zimbalist [Producer]

Cinematography:	Robert Surtees [Director of Photography]

Edited by:	John D. Dunning [Editor] Ralph E. Winters [Editor]

Music Composed by	Miklós Rózsa [Original Music Composer]

Costume Design:	Elizabeth Haffenden [Costume Design]

Production Company:	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (US)

Plot Summary:

A Jewish prince is betrayed and sent into slavery by a Roman friend in 1st-century Jerusalem, but it's not long before he regains his freedom and comes back for revenge.

Cast:

Charlton Heston Judah Ben-Hur Stephen Boyd Messala Hugh Griffith Scheich Ildirim Jack Hawkins Quintus Arrius Haya Harareet Esther Martha Scott Miriam Cathy O'Donnell Tirzah Sam Jaffe Simonides Finlay Currie Balthasar		Frank Thring Pontius Pilatus George Relph Tiberius Caesar André Morell Sextus Terence Longdon Drusus Ady Berber Malluch Claude Heater Christ Osiride Pevarello (uncredited) Renzo Pevarello (uncredited)

Uncredited Cast:

Lando Buzzanca Jewish Slave in the Desert (uncredited) Giuliano Gemma Roman Officer with Messala (uncredited) Marina Berti Flavia (uncredited) Robert Brown Chief of Rowers (uncredited) Liana Del Balzo Guest at Banquet (uncredited) Enzo Fiermonte Galley Officer (uncredited) Richard Hale Gaspar (uncredited) Duncan Lamont Marius (uncredited) John Le Mesurier Doctor (uncredited) Ferdy Mayne Captain of Rescue Ship (uncredited) May McAvoy Woman in crowd (uncredited) Aldo Silvani Man in Nazareth (uncredited) Ralph Truman Aide to Tiberius (uncredited) Joe Canutt Sportsman (uncredited) Richard Coleman Metellus (uncredited) Antonio Corevi Senator (uncredited) David Davies Quaestor (uncredited) Mino Doro Gratus (uncredited) Michael Dugan Seaman (uncredited) Franco Fantasia Roman Soldier Who Brings Crown to Gratus (uncredited) José Greci Mary (uncredited) John Horsley Spintho (uncredited) Howard Lang Hortator (uncredited) Stevenson Lang Blind Man (uncredited) Tutte Lemkow Leper (uncredited) Cliff Lyons The Lubian (uncredited)		Tiberio Mitri Roman at Bath (uncredited) Remington Olmsted Decurian (uncredited) Laurence Payne Joseph (uncredited) Aldo Pini Bad Thief on Cross (uncredited) Diego Pozzetto Villager (uncredited) Stella Rho Amrah (uncredited) Edwin Richfield Supplier to Leper Colony (uncredited) Hector Ross Officer (uncredited) Maxwell Shaw Rower No. 43 (uncredited) Gianni Solaro Galley Officer (uncredited) Pietro Tordi Pilate's Servant (uncredited) Raimondo Van Riel Old Man (uncredited) Dervis Ward Jailer (uncredited) Joe Yrigoyen The Egyptian - Chariot Racer (uncredited) Nazzareno Zamperla Roman Soldier with a Bow on Galley (uncredited) Jerry Brown The Corinthian (uncredited) Eddie Jauregui The Athenian (uncredited) Gianni Di Segni Galley Guard on Ship (uncredited) Armando Fracassi Arab (uncredited) Amerigo Santarelli Rower (uncredited) Artemio Antonini Galley Guard on Ship (uncredited) Aldo Cecconi Galley Guard on Ship (uncredited) Mario Meniconi Crucifixion March Guard (uncredited) Terzo Monachesi Nobleman at the Chariot Race (uncredited) Giorgio Ubaldi Rower (uncredited)

Sound Crew:

Sash Fisher Sound Recordist Franklin Milton Recording Supervision		William Steinkamp Sound Recordist

Special Visual Effects Crew:

A. Arnold Gillespie Special Effects Robert R. Hoag Special Effects		Lee LeBlanc Special Effects

Art Department:

Hugh Hunt Set Decoration

Directing Crew:

Alberto Cardone Assistant Director		Sergio Leone Second Unit Director

Camera and Electrical Department:

Piero Portalupi Additional Photography		Harold E. Wellman Additional Photography

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