Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ

Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ
1925AdventureDramaRomance143 mins
★★★★★

Plot

Erstwhile childhood friends, Judah Ben-Hur and Messala meet again as adults, this time with Roman officer Messala as conqueror and Judah as a wealthy, though conquered, Israelite. A slip of a brick during a Rom... read more

  • Fred Niblo

    Director

  • Carey Wilson

    Scenario Writer

  • Lew Wallace

    Novel

  • June Mathis

    Adaptation

  • Clyde De Vinna

    Director of Photography

  • René Guissart

    Director of Photography

  • Karl Struss

    Director of Photography

  • Percy Hilburn

    Director of Photography

  • Lloyd Nosler

    Editor

  • Ramon Novarro

    Judah Ben-Hur

  • Francis X. Bushman

    Messala

  • May McAvoy

    Esther

  • Betty Bronson

    Mary

  • Claire McDowell

    Princess of Hur

  • Kathleen Key

    Tirzah

  • Carmel Myers

    Iras

  • Nigel De Brulier

    Simonides

  • Mitchell Lewis

    Sheik Ilderim

  • Leo White

    Sanballat

  • Frank Currier

    Quintus Arrius

  • Charles Belcher

    Balthazar

  • Dale Fuller

    Amrah

  • Winter Hall

    Joseph

  • Reginald Barker

    Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited)

  • John Barrymore

    Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited)

  • Lionel Barrymore

    Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited)

  • Clarence Brown

    Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited)

  • Manuel Caballero

    Roman Guard (uncredited)

  • Gilbert Clayton

    (uncredited)

  • Joan Crawford

    Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited)

  • Jacob Dance

    Wealthy Man (uncredited)

  • Marion Davies

    Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited)

  • William Donovan

    Charioteer of Corinthian Bay Team (uncredited)

  • Bill Elliott

    Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited)

  • Ray Erlenborn

    (uncredited)

  • Douglas Fairbanks

    Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited)

  • George Fitzmaurice

    Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited)

  • Sidney Franklin

    Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited)

  • Rosita Garcia

    Slave Girl (uncredited)

  • Janet Gaynor

    Slave Girl (uncredited)

  • John Gilbert

    Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited)

  • Dorothy Gish

    Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited)

  • Lillian Gish

    Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited)

  • Samuel Goldwyn

    Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited)

  • Harry Gordon

    Centurion (uncredited)

  • Sid Grauman

    Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited)

  • William Green

    Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited)

  • Noble Johnson

    Crowd Member (uncredited)

  • Rupert Julian

    Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited)

    • Runtime

    143 minutes

    Released

    1925-12-25

    Languages

    No Language

    Countries

    Italy

    United States of America

    Studios

    Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

    Sound

  • William Axt

    Original Music Composer

  • David Mendoza

    Original Music Composer

    • Updated

    39 days ago

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