Ben-Hur (1959)

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G | 3 hr 27 mins | Drama, Historical, Adaptation | Released: 11/18/1959

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Synopsis:

In the time of Christ, a Jew suffers mightily under the Romans.

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Theatrical Release
11/18/1959

Studio	Credit
MGM/UA Entertainment Company	Studio
Director	Credit
William Wyler	Director
Andrew Marton	Director - 2nd unit director (2nd Unit)
Yakima Canutt	Director - 2nd unit director (2nd Unit)
Mario Soldati	Director - 2nd unit director (2nd Unit)
Cast	Credit
Charlton Heston	Judah Ben-Hur
Jack Hawkins	Quintus Arrius
Stephen Boyd	Messala
Haya Harareet	Esther
Hugh Griffith	Sheik Ilderim
Martha Scott	Miriam
Sam Jaffe	Simonides
Cathy O'Donnell	Tirzah
Finlay Currie	Balthasar
Frank Thring	Pontius Pilate
Terence Longdon	Drusus
Andre Morell	Sextus
Marina Berti	Flavia
George Relph	Tiberius
Adi Berber	Malluch
Stella Vitelleschi	Amrah
Jose Greci	Mary
Laurence Payne	Joseph
John Horsley	Spintho
Richard Coleman	Metellus
Duncan Lamont	Marius
Ralph Truman	Tiberius's Aide
Richard Hale	Gaspar
Reginald Lal Singh	Melchior
David Davies	Quaestor
Dervis Ward	Jailer
Claude Heater	Christ
Mino Doro	Gratus
Robert Brown	Chief Rower
John Glenn	Rower
Maxwell Shaw	Rower
Emile Carrer	Rower
Tutte Lemkow	Leper
Ferdy Mayne	Rescue Ship Captain
Howard Lang	Hortator
John Le Mesurier	Doctor
Stevenson Lang	Blind Man
Aldo Mozele	Barca
Thomas O'Leary	Race Starter
Noel Sheldon	Centurion
Hector Ross	Officer
Bill Kuehl	Soldier
Aldo Silvani	Man in Nazareth
Diego Pozzetto	Villager
Dino Fazio	Marcello
Michael Cosmo	Raimondo
Aldo Pini	Cavalry Officer
Remington Olmstead	Decurian
Victor De La Fosse	Galley Officer
Enzo Fiermonte	Galley Officer
Hugh Billingsley	Mario
Tiberio Mitri	Roman at Bath
Pietro Tordi	Pilate's Servant
Jerry Brown	Corinthian
Otello Capanna	Byzantine
Luigi Marra	Syrian
Cliff Lyons	Lubian
Edward J Auregui	Athenian
Joe Yrigoyan	Egyptian
Alfredo Danesi	Armenian
Raimondo Van Riel	Old Man
Michael Dugan	Seaman
Joe Canutt	Sportman
Production Credits	Credit
Sam Zimbalist	Producer
Distribution Companies	Credit
MGM/UA Entertainment Company	Domestic Theatrical Distributor
MGM/UA Home Video	Domestic Video Distributor
Turner Entertainment Group	Domestic Theatrical Distributor
Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Group	Domestic Theatrical Distributor
Locations
Rome, Italy (Cinecitta Studios)
Writer	Credit
Karl Tunberg	Screenplay
Lew Wallace	Source Material (from novel)
Art Department	Credit
William A Horning	Art Director - art direction
Hugh Hunt	Set Decorator
Edward C Carfagno	Art Director - art direction
Film Camera	Credit
Harold Wellman	Photography
Robert Surtees	Director of Photography
Pietro Portalupi	Photography
Music	Credit
Miklos Rozsa	Music
Production Management	Credit
Edward Woehler	Unit Production Manager
Gus Agosti	Assistant Director
Alberto Cardone	Assistant Director
Sound	Credit
Franklin Milton	Sound - sound recording supervisor
Sash Fisher	Sound - sound recording
William Steinkamp	Sound - sound recording
Visual Effects	Credit
A Arnold Gillespie	Special Effects
Lee LeBlanc	Special Effects
Robert R Hoag	Special Effects
Wardrobe Hair Makeup	Credit
Elizabeth Haffenden	Costume Designer
Charles Parker	Makeup
Gabriella Borzelli	Hair - hairstyles
Joan Bridge	Costumes

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