Ben Hur

Winner of 11 Academy Awards. A first-rate biblical epic packed with action. The chariot race is an all-time achievement in film editing and one of the greatest action scenes in motion pictures. Stars Charlton Heston as Ben Hur. Based on the novel by Lew Wallace.

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Credits

production designer

Ken Adam

director

William Wyler

producer

Sam Zimbalist

production company

United Artists Corporation

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Duration

03:37:00:00

Production places

United States

Production dates

1959

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

302376

Language

English

Audience classification

G

Subject categories

Adaptations

Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Religious films

Drama

Drama → Religious films

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Christianity

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Religious films

Feature films

Feature films → Feature films - United States

History → History

Literature → American literature - Film and video adaptations

Religious films

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

VHS; Access Print (Section 1)

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United States, 1959

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