Ben-Hur (1959)
The life of a noble Jewish merchant from a wealthy and well known family, Judah Ben Hur, has been changed completely, upon the arrival of his best friend, Messala, with whom he was separated years ago, and hates Judah, as he makes a conspiracy against him and sent him to slavery.
20 January 1930, London, England, UK
8 September 1899, New York City, New York, USA
20 January 1878, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
1922 in Naples, Campania, Italy
28 August 1910, Ventura, California, USA
17 July 1908, Bari, Puglia, Italy
July 4, 1901 in near Clarno Township, Lake County, South Dakota, USA
January 21, 1891 in Turin, Piedmont, Italy
March 4, 1899 in Buenos Aires, Argentina
6 September 1915
August 31, 1914 in Saracinesco, Lazio, Italy
14 September 1910, Wood Green, London, England, UK
January 19, 1937 in Los Angeles, California, USA
February 22, 1924 in Rome, Lazio, Italy
22 September 1912, Jamesport, Missouri, USA
October 19, 1904 in Treviso, Veneto, Italy
11 May 1926, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
26 September 1912, Washington, District of Columbia, USA
February 4, 1913 in Vienna, Austria-Hungary [now Austria]
17 June 1918, Lisbon, Portugal
February 13, 1915 in Texas, USA
8 August 1905, Demerara, British Guiana
July 12, 1926 in Trieste, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy
April 7, 1918 in Utah, USA
11 September 1921, London, England, UK
July 12, 1906 in Florence, Tuscany, Italy
6 July 1923, Siluria, Alabama, USA
January 01, 2015
Although it is a spectacle film, the story of how a man takes on the tyranny of the Romans, with all sorts of horrible consequences to himself and his family, is powerful and gripping.
December 13, 2006
Entire new frontiers in boredom were opened up by this MGM whopper from 1959.
February 13, 2001
A majestic achievement, representing a superb blending of the motion picture arts by master craftsmen.
September 09, 2014
1959 Biblical epic has fierce blood-spilling, cruelty.
December 06, 2016
The most egregiously boring movie ever graced with the Best Picture Oscar... though in fairness, egregious boredom is one of the cornerstones of the Bible epic genre.
August 22, 2008
The biggest and the best of Hollywood's super-spectacles.
January 26, 2006
The movie could be trying to say that for some people religion is an escape from their sexuality, but it seems unlikely.
July 25, 2015
[VIDEO ESSAY] It's worth sitting through four hours of Charlton Heston's hammy pregnant pauses of strained dialogue and toothy grimaces just to savor the legendary larger-than-life marathon where single rider chariots...
February 12, 2014
Some critics believe that William Wyler's box-office smash is no match for the 1925 silent version, but there's no denying that the race that forms the famous climax is one of the most iconic sequences in Hollywood history.
June 05, 2002
If we later came to realize that movies could be a whole lot better than Ben-Hur, that still doesn't detract from the enjoyment the film still provides.
February 23, 2014
At 212 minutes it is far too long, and large swathes of the action appear redundant or unnecessary. "Bigger than Ben-Hur!" they say. That may not be a compliment.
May 20, 2003
Mr. Wyler and his money-free producers have smartly and effectively laid stress on the powerful and meaningful personal conflicts that are strong in this old heroic tale.
