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Dominican Rep. Ben-Hur
- Original title
- Ben-Hur
- Year
- 1959
- Running time
- 211 min.
- Country
United States- Director
- Screenwriter
- Cast
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Charlton Heston
Jack Hawkins
Stephen Boyd
Haya Harareet
Hugh Griffith
Martha Scott
Cathy O'Donnell
Sam Jaffe
Frank Thring
Terence Longdon
George Relph
André Morell
Finlay Currie
John Le Mesurier- See all credits
- Music
- Cinematography
- Producer
- Genre
- Adventure. Drama | Epic film. Roman Empire. Slavery. Friendship. Religion. Revenge. Cult movie. Remake
- Movie Groups
- Ben-Hur
- Synopsis
- Anno Domini: the seventh year of Augustus Caesar's reign. In the Roman province of Judea, Jews return to the city of their birth for the census. A bright star in the night over Bethlehem marks the birth of Jesus Christ. Years later, Roman commander Messala (Stephen Boyd), who was brought up in Judea, takes command of the Roman garrison in Jerusalem. His Jewish boyhood friend Judah Ben-Hur (Charlton Heston) greets him. Messala is delighted. But when Judah refuses to name Jewish patriots, Messala sentences him to the slave galleys and imprisons his mother, Miriam (Martha Scott), and sister, Tirzah (Cathy O'Donnell). Judah vows revenge.
- Rankings Position
- Awards
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1959: 11 Academy Awards, including Movie, Director, Actor (Heston), Supp. Actor (Griffith)1959: 3 Golden Globes, including Best Movie - Drama. 4 nominations1959: BAFTA Awards: Best Movie1960: Cannes Film Festival: Official Selection - Out of Competition1959: Directors Guild of America (DGA): Best Director1959: Writers Guild of America (WGA): Nominated for Best Drama Screenplay
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