Ben-Hur

Ben-Hur

1959 | 3h 45m | Drama, Action | TV-PG

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Brief Synopsis

While seeking revenge, a rebellious Israelite prince crosses paths with Jesus Christ.

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Cast and Crew

DIRECTOR

William Wyler

CAST

Charlton Heston

Jack Hawkins

Haya Harareet

Stephen Boyd

Hugh Griffith

Martha Scott

Cathy O'Donnell

Sam Jaffe

Hugh Billingsley

Richard Coleman

Joe Yrigoyan

Jerry Brown

Terence Longdon

Aldo Pini

Otello Capanna

Claude Heater

Laurence Payne

Dervis Ward

Ferdy Mayne

Adi Berber

Howard Lang

Frank Thring

Andre Morell

Finlay Currie

George Relph

PRODUCERS

Sam Zimbalist

WRITERS

Karl Tunberg

Host Intros

01:55
Dave Karger Intro -- Ben-Hur (1959)
Intro Aired: Dec 2019
TCM's Dave Karger introduces Ben-Hur, 1959.
02:00
Ben Mankiewicz Intro -- Ben-Hur (1959)
Intro Aired: Jan 2019
Ben Mankiewicz introduces Ben-Hur, 1959.
02:12
Alicia Malone Intro -- Ben-Hur (1959)
Intro Aired: Apr 2018
Guest host Alicia Malone introduces Ben-Hur, 1959.
01:57
Ben Mankiewicz Intro -- Ben-Hur (1959)
Intro Aired: Apr 2017
Ben Mankiewicz introduces Ben-Hur, 1959.
01:42
Ben Mankiewicz Intro -- Ben-Hur (1959)
Intro Aired: Dec 2016
Ben Mankiewicz introduces Ben-Hur, 1959.

Related Videos

Ben-Hur (1959) -- (Movie Clip) No Water For Him!
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Judah (Charlton Heston) is being made an example for fellow slaves being driven through Judea when a long-haired carpenter (Claude Heater) offers water in a key scene from William Wylers Ben-Hur 1959.
Ben-Hur (1959) -- (Movie Clip) Down Eros Up Mars!
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Judah (Charlton Heston) greets boyhood friend Messala (Steven Boyd), returned as a Roman tribune to Judea in their first scene together in William Wylers Ben-Hur, 1959.
Ben-Hur (1959) -- (Movie Clip) Your Eyes Are Full Of Hate, Forty-One
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We've just met Commander Quintus Arrius (Jack Hawkins) inspecting his fleet and taking note of spirited galley-slave "forty-one," (a.k.a. Judah, Charlton Heston) in Ben-Hur, 1959.
Ben-Hur (1959) -- (Movie Clip) Hail, Arrius!
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Big reception in Rome for the victorious Arrius (Jack Hawkins) and his sidekick (Charlton Heston) who draws the attention of the Emperor Tiberius (George Relph) in William Wylers Ben-Hur, 1959.
Ben-Hur (1959) -- (Movie Clip) New Governor
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Tirzah (Cathy ODonnell) knocks loose a roof tile as the governor enters Jerusalem, causing Messala (Stephen Boyd) to arrest her, Judah (Charlton Heston) and Miriam (Martha Scott) in Ben-Hur, 1959.
Ben-Hur (1959) -- (Movie Clip) Anno Domini
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Narration by Finlay Currie is followed by the arrival of Joseph and Mary in Bethlehem, the rising of a star, the approach of three kings, all this before the opening credits in William Wyler's Ben-Hur, 1959.
Ben-Hur (1959) -- (Movie Clip) Who Does Not Agree?
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Messala (Stephen Boyd) demands that Judah (Charlton Heston) give him the names of Judeans who dont wish to submit to Roman rule in William Wylers Ben-Hur, 1959.

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