
Ben-Hur
1959 American epic historical drama film by William Wyler
Genre drama, action, epic, sword-and-sandal
Country United States
Runtime 222 min
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Book: Public domain in the US — free on Project Gutenberg
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Film: not public domain (1959) — see where to watch it below
Cast & crew
Directed by William Wyler
Written by Gore Vidal, Maxwell Anderson, Christopher Fry, S. N. Behrman, Karl Tunberg
Produced by Sam Zimbalist
Music by Miklós Rózsa
Cinematography Robert L. Surtees
Edited by John Dunning
Cast (34)
Charlton Heston · Giuliano Gemma · Hugh Griffith · Martha Scott · Stephen Boyd · Jack Hawkins · Marina Berti · Sam Jaffe · Haya Harareet · Cathy O'Donnell · John Le Mesurier · Lando Buzzanca · Robert Brown · Lydia Clarke · André Morell · Finlay Currie · Aldo Silvani · Ferdy Mayne · José Greci · Ralph Truman · Pietro Tordi · Enzo Fiermonte · Frank Thring · Mino Doro · Liana Del Balzo · Claude Heater · Tutte Lemkow · Duncan Lamont · George Relph · Richard Hale · Raimondo Van Riel · Terence Longdon · Laurence Payne · Aldo Pini
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Series, universe & remakes
Studio: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
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