Ben Hur (Captioned)

United States, 1959

Film
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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, the Jewish prince who leads his people against the Romans. Based on the novel by Lew Wallace.

Credits

production designer

Ken Adam

director

William Wyler

producer

Sam Zimbalist

production company

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Language

English

Duration

03:29:00:00

Colour

Colour

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