Ben-Hur

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In 25 AD, Judah Ben-Hur, a Jew in ancient Judea, opposes the occupying Roman empire. Falsely accused by a Roman childhood friend-turned-overlord of trying to kill the Roman governor, he is put into slavery and his mother and sister are taken away as prisoners.

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Cast and Crew

Cast

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Charlton Heston

Judah Ben-Hur

Jack Hawkins

Quintus Arrius

Haya Harareet

Esther

Stephen Boyd

Messala

Martha Scott

Miriam

Cathy O'Donnell

Tirzah

Sam Jaffe

Simonides

Hugh Griffith

Scheich Ildirim

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Finlay Currie

Balthasar

Frank Thring

Pontius Pilatus

George Relph

Tiberius Caesar

André Morell

Sextus

Terence Longdon

Drusus

Ady Berber

Malluch

Lando Buzzanca

Jewish Slave in the Desert (uncredited)

Giuliano Gemma

Roman Officer with Messala (uncredited)

Marina Berti

Flavia (uncredited)

Robert Brown

Chief of Rowers (uncredited)

Liana Del Balzo

Guest at Banquet (uncredited)

Enzo Fiermonte

Galley Officer (uncredited)

Richard Hale

Gaspar (uncredited)

Duncan Lamont

Marius (uncredited)

John Le Mesurier

Doctor (uncredited)

Ferdy Mayne

Captain of Rescue Ship (uncredited)

May McAvoy

Woman in crowd (uncredited)

Aldo Silvani

Man in Nazareth (uncredited)

Ralph Truman

Aide to Tiberius (uncredited)

Claude Heater

Christ

Joe Canutt

Sportsman (uncredited)

Richard Coleman

Metellus (uncredited)

Antonio Corevi

Senator (uncredited)

David Davies

Quaestor (uncredited)

Mino Doro

Gratus (uncredited)

Michael Dugan

Seaman (uncredited)

Franco Fantasia

Roman Soldier Who Brings Crown to Gratus (uncredited)

José Greci

Mary (uncredited)

John Horsley

Spintho (uncredited)

Howard Lang

Hortator (uncredited)

Stevenson Lang

Blind Man (uncredited)

Tutte Lemkow

Leper (uncredited)

Cliff Lyons

The Lubian (uncredited)

Tiberio Mitri

Roman at Bath (uncredited)

Remington Olmsted

Decurian (uncredited)

Laurence Payne

Joseph (uncredited)

Aldo Pini

Bad Thief on Cross (uncredited)

Diego Pozzetto

Villager (uncredited)

Stella Rho

Amrah (uncredited)

Edwin Richfield

Supplier to Leper Colony (uncredited)

Hector Ross

Officer (uncredited)

Maxwell Shaw

Rower No. 43 (uncredited)

Gianni Solaro

Galley Officer (uncredited)

Pietro Tordi

Pilate's Servant (uncredited)

Raimondo Van Riel

Old Man (uncredited)

Dervis Ward

Jailer (uncredited)

Joe Yrigoyen

The Egyptian - Chariot Racer (uncredited)

Nazzareno Zamperla

Roman Soldier with a Bow on Galley (uncredited)

Jerry Brown

The Corinthian (uncredited)

Eddie Jauregui

The Athenian (uncredited)

Gianni Di Segni

Galley Guard on Ship (uncredited)

Armando Fracassi

Arab (uncredited)

Osiride Pevarello

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Renzo Pevarello

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Amerigo Santarelli

Rower (uncredited)

Artemio Antonini

Galley Guard on Ship (uncredited)

Aldo Cecconi

Galley Guard on Ship (uncredited)

Mario Meniconi

Crucifixion March Guard (uncredited)

Terzo Monachesi

Nobleman at the Chariot Race (uncredited)

Giorgio Ubaldi

Rower (uncredited)

Crew

William Wyler

Director

Gore Vidal

Writer

Karl Tunberg

Screenplay

Robert Surtees

Director of Photography

Miklós Rózsa

Original Music Composer

John D. Dunning

Editor

Ralph E. Winters

Editor

Sol C. Siegel

Executive Producer

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William Wyler

Producer

Sam Zimbalist

Producer

Irene Howard

Casting

Vittorio Valentini

Production Design

Elizabeth Haffenden

Costume Design

Hugh Hunt

Set Decoration

Harold Michelson

Storyboard

Van Allen James

Supervising Sound Editor

Sergio Leone

Second Unit Director

Fredric Steinkamp

Editorial Services

William A. Horning

Art Direction

Ken Adam

Assistant Art Director

Lew Wallace

Novel

Edward C. Carfagno

Art Direction

Gabriella Borzelli

Hair Setup

Charles E. Parker

Makeup Artist

Edward Woehler

Unit Production Manager

William Steinkamp

Sound Recordist

Eugene Zador

Orchestrator

Franklin Milton

Recording Supervision

Christopher Fry

Additional Writing

A. Arnold Gillespie

Visual Effects

Maxwell Anderson

Additional Writing

S. N. Behrman

Additional Writing

Margaret Booth

Additional Editing

David Sharpe

Stunts

Harold E. Wellman

Additional Photography

Charles K. Hagedon

Color Timer

Alberto Cardone

Assistant Director

Joan Bridge

Color Timer

J.J. Cohn

Production Manager

Henry Henigson

Production Manager

Piero Portalupi

Additional Photography

Edward Wahrman

First Assistant Camera

Umberto Dessena

Special Effects

Mickey Gilbert

Stunts

Italo Tomassi

Painter

Sash Fisher

Sound Recordist

Doug Hubbard

Special Effects

R.A. MacDonald

Visual Effects

Jerry Brown

Stunts

Eddie Jauregui

Stunts

Tap Canutt

Stunts

Milo B. Lory

Sound Effects

Trailers

Ben-Hur (1959) Official Blu-Ray Trailer - Charlton Heston, Jack Hawkins, Stephen Boyd Movie HD