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Description: After a Jewish prince is betrayed and sent into slavery by a Roman friend in 1st-century Jerusalem, he regains his freedom and comes back for revenge.

Cast:
Judah Ben-Hur: Charlton Heston
Quintus Arrius: Jack Hawkins
Esther: Haya Harareet
Messala: Stephen Boyd
Sheik Ilderim: Hugh Griffith
Miriam: Martha Scott
Tirzah: Cathy O'Donnell
Simonides: Sam Jaffe
Balthasar: Finlay Currie
Pontius Pilate: Frank Thring
Drusus: Terence Longdon
Tiberius Caesar: George Relph
Sextus: André Morell
Soldier: Ferdinando Poggi
Roman Officer: Bruno Ariè
Dancers at Roman Banquet: Les Ballets Africains
Jewish Woman: Emma Baron
Malluch: Ady Berber
Flavia: Marina Berti
Mario: Hugh Billingsley
The Corinthian: Jerry Brown
Chief of Rowers: Robert Brown
Jewish Slave in the Desert: Lando Buzzanca
Sportsman: Joe Canutt
The Byzantine: Otello Capanna
Rower No. 28: Emile Carrer
Metellus: Richard Coleman
Senator: Antonio Corevi
Raimondo: Michael Cosmo
The Armenian: Alfredo Danesi
Quaestor: David Davies
Guest at Banquet: Irina Wassilchikoff
Galley Officer: Gianni Solaro
Gratus: Mino Doro
Seaman: Michael Dugan
Roman Soldier Who Brings Crown to Gratus: Franco Fantasia
Marcello: Dino Fazio
Chariot Racer: Bob Folkerson
Roman Officer with Messala: Giuliano Gemma
Rower No. 42: John Glenn
Mary: José Greci
Gaspar: Richard Hale
Jesus - The Christ: Claude Heater
Spintho: John Horsley
The Athenian: Eddie Juaregui
Marius: Duncan Lamont
Hortator: Howard Lang
Doctor: John Le Mesurier
Leper: Tutte Lemkow
The Lubian: Cliff Lyons
The Syrian: Luigi Marra
Captain of Rescue Ship: Ferdy Mayne
Woman in Crowd: May McAvoy
Roman at Bath: Tiberio Mitri
Barca: Aldo Mozele
Starter at Race: Thomas O'Leary
Decurian: Remington Olmsted
Joseph: Laurence Payne
Cavalry Officer: Aldo Pial
Bad Thief on Cross: Aldo Pini
Villager: Diego Pozzetto
Amrah: Stella Rho
Supplier to Leper Colony: Edwin Richfield
Undetermined Role: Mario Rivoltella
Officer: Hector Ross
Rower: Amerigo Santarelli
Rower No. 43: Maxwell Shaw
Centurion: Noel Sheldon
Man in Nazareth: Aldo Silvani
Guard on ship: Umberto Silvestri
Melchior: Reginald Lal Singh
Blind Man: John Stevenson Lang
Oarsman: Alfred Thomas
Pilate's Servant: Pietro Tordi
Chariot Driver: Giuseppe Tosi
Aide to Tiberius: Ralph Truman
Old Man: Raimondo Van Riel
Palefrenier de la course de chars: Venantino Venantini
Jailer: Dervis Ward
The Egyptian - Chariot Racer: Joe Yrigoyen
Roman Soldier with a Bow on Galley: Nazzareno Zamperla

Written by: Lew Wallace, Karl Tunberg, Gore Vidal

Director: William Wyler

Production: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Release date: 18 Nov 1959

Box Office: $74,432,704