Ben-Hur : a tale of the Christ

Resource Information

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Label

Ben-Hur : a tale of the Christ

Title remainder

a tale of the Christ

Statement of responsibility

by Lew Wallace ; presented by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer ; screen play by Karl Tunberg ; produced by Sam Zimbalist ; directed by William Wyler

Title variation

William Wyler's Ben-Hur

Creator

• Ben-Hur (Motion picture : 1959)

Contributor

• Myers, Carmel, 1899-1980
• Niblo, Fred, 1874-1948
• Novarro, Ramon, 1899-1968
• O'Donnell, Cathy, 1925-1970
• Relph, George, 1888-1960
• Rózsa, Miklós, 1907-1995
• Scott, Martha, 1914-2003
• Surtees, Robert
• Thring, Frank, 1926-1994
• Tunberg, Karl
• trueWallace, Lew, 1827-1905
• White, Leo, 1882-1948
• Wilson, Carey, 1889-1962
• Winters, Ralph E
• Wyler, William, 1902-1981
• Zimbalist, Sam
• Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
• Belcher, Charles, 1872-1943
• Boyd, Stephen, 1931-1977
• Bronson, Betty, 1906-1971
• Bushman, Francis X., 1883-1966
• Currie, Finlay, 1878-1968
• Currier, Frank, 1857-1928
• Davis, Carl, 1936-
• De Brulier, Nigel, 1878-1948
• Dunning, John D., (John Daniel), 1916-1991
• Fuller, Dale
• Griffith, Hugh, 1912-1980
• Hall, Winter, 1878-1947
• Harareet, Haya, 1931-
• Hawkins, Jack, 1910-1973
• Heston, Charlton
• Jaffe, Sam, 1891-1984
• Key, Kathleen, 1903-1954
• Lewis, Mitchell, 1880-1956
• Longdon, Terence, 1922-2011
• Mathis, June, 1892-1927
• McAvoy, May, 1901-1984
• McDowell, Clare, 1877-1966
• Morell, André, 1909-1978

Actor

• O'Donnell, Cathy, 1925-1970
• Boyd, Stephen, 1931-1977
• Scott, Martha, 1914-2003
• Griffith, Hugh, 1912-1980
• Jaffe, Sam, 1891-1984

Producer

• Zimbalist, Sam

Screenwriter

• Tunberg, Karl

Subject

• Rome -- History -- Tiberius, 14-37 -- Drama
• Slaves -- Italy | Rome -- Drama
• Video recordings for the hearing impaired
• Bible, New Testament -- History of Biblical events -- Drama
• Epic films
• Film adaptations
• Historical films
• Jesus Christ -- Drama
• Judaea (Region) -- Drama
• Bible films

Genre

• Drama
• Bible films
• Film adaptations
• Epic films
• Historical films
• Video recordings for the hearing impaired

Language

• eng
• fre
• spa
• eng
• fre
• spa
• eng

Summary

"Judah Ben-Hur [is] a Jewish nobleman in Palestine whose heroic odyssey includes enslavement by the Romans, vengeance against his tormentors during a furious arena chariot race and fateful encounters with Jesus Christ"--Container

Member of

• Ben-Hur (Motion picture : 1925)

Cataloging source

NWK

Characteristic

videorecording

Credits note

• 1925 version: director, Fred Niblo ; written by Carey Wilson and June Mathis ; music by Carl Davis ; film editor, Lloyd Nosler
• 1959 version: director of photography, Robert L. Surtees ; film editors, Ralph E. Winters, John D. Dunning ; music, Miklos Rosza

Intended audience

MPAA rating: G

Language note

English or dubbed French or Spanish dialogue, optional English, French or Spanish subtitles; English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH)

PerformerNote

• Cast for 1925 version: Ramon Novarro, Francis X. Bushman, May McAvoy, Betty Bronson, Claire McDowell, Kathleen Key, Carmel Myers, Nigel de Brulier, Mitchell Lewis, Leo White, Frank Currier, Charles Belcher, Dale Fuller, Winter Hall
• Cast for 1959 version: Charlton Heston, Jack Hawkins, Haya Harareet, Stephen Boyd, Hugh Griffith, Martha Scott, Cathy O'Donnell, Sam Jaffe, Finlay Currie, Frank Thring, Terence Longdon, George Relph, Andre Morell

Runtime

724

Technique

live action