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A Balasaur Score of 84 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 8.1/10, Rotten Tomatoes 87%, Metacritic 90/100. Scores higher than 86% of the 88 1950s history movies in this catalog. It runs long at 3h 32m. Streaming on Tubi.
Synopsis
In ancient Judea, a Jewish aristocrat opposing Roman occupation of his homeland reunites with his childhood friend, now a Roman commander — setting in motion a saga of betrayal, adventure, tragedy, revenge, and faith.
Ratings
IMDb8.1/10
Rotten Tomatoes87%
Metacritic90/100
3,253 audience votes
Key crew
- William WylerDirector
- Karl TunbergScreenplay
- Miklós RózsaOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Charlton HestonJudah Ben-Hur
- Stephen BoydMessala
- Hugh GriffithScheich Ildirim
- Jack HawkinsQuintus Arrius
- Haya HarareetEsther
- Martha ScottMiriam
- Cathy O'DonnellTirzah
- Sam JaffeSimonides
- Finlay CurrieBalthasar
- Frank ThringPontius Pilatus
- George RelphTiberius Caesar
- André MorellSextus
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Themes
governormiddle eastbased on novel or bookroman empirepoliticschristianityjew persecutionjewish liferomanmiraclejerusalemprince
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