Director: William Wyler

Writer: Karl Tunberg

From novel: Ben-Hur by Lew Wallace

Music by: Miklos Rozsa

Producer: Sam Zimbalist

Keywords: Action/Adventure, Bible

A Jewish prince, Judah Ben-Hur, faces betrayal a boyhood friend following a freak accident and is forced into slavery; he regains freedom and will have his revenge. Lengthy adaptation of Lew Wallace's 19th-century quasi-Biblical novel is perhaps the greatest epic film ever made. Unsurpassed chariot race scene. Won 11 Oscars including Best Picture, Best Actor and Supporting Actor, Best Director, Best Cinematography and Best Score. Entered 2004 into the National Film Registry.

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Stephen Boyd	Actor	4-Jul-1931	2-Jun-1977	Ben-Hur
Finlay Currie	Actor	20-Jan-1878	9-May-1968	Great Expectations
Hugh Griffith	Actor	30-May-1912	14-May-1980	Sheik Ilderim in Ben-Hur
Jack Hawkins	Actor	14-Sep-1910	18-Jul-1973	Land of the Pharaohs
Charlton Heston	Actor	4-Oct-1923	5-Apr-2008	The Ten Commandments
Sam Jaffe	Actor	10-Mar-1891	24-Mar-1984	Gunga Din
Cathy O'Donnell	Actor	6-Jul-1923	11-Apr-1970	They Live by Night
Martha Scott	Actor	22-Sep-1912	28-May-2003	Our Town

CAST

Starring
Charlton Heston	...   Judah Ben-Hur
Jack Hawkins	...   Quintus Arrius
Haya Harareet	...   Esther
Stephen Boyd	...   Messala
Hugh Griffith	...   Sheik Ilderim
Martha Scott	...   Miriam
Cathy O'Donnell	...   Tirzah
Sam Jaffe	...   Simonides
with
Finlay Currie	...   Balthasar
Frank Thring	...   Pontius Pilate
Terence Longdon	...   Drusus
George Relph	...   Tiberius
André Morell	...   Sextus

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