1959
7.9
(2.7K)
Duration
3h 42m
Premiere
November 18, 1959
Budget
$15,000,000
Gross worldwide
$164,000,000
Genres
History, Drama, Adventure, Action
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.
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer