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Ben-Hur (1959)
212 mins
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ACTION
ADVENTURE
DRAMA

When a Jewish prince is betrayed and sent into slavery by a Roman friend, he regains his freedom and comes back for revenge.

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namecharacter
Ady Berber Malluch
Stephen Boyd Messala
Finlay Currie Balthasar / Narrator
Hugh Griffith Sheikh Ilderim
Haya Harareet Esther
Jack Hawkins Quintus Arrius
Charlton Heston Judah Ben-Hur
Sam Jaffe Simonides
André Morell Sextus
Cathy O'Donnell Tirzah
George Relph Tiberius Caesar
Martha Scott Miriam
Frank Thring Pontius Pilate
name 
Miklós Rózsa composer
Karl Tunberg screenplay
Lew Wallace writer (original), screenplay
William Wyler director, producer
Sam Zimbalist producer
yearawardcategoryname
1959 Academy Award Best Actor in a Leading Role Charlton Heston
1959 Academy Award Best Actor in a Supporting Role Hugh Griffith
1959 Academy Award Best Director William Wyler
1959 Academy Award Best Picture
1959 BAFTA Best Film
1959 Golden Globe Award Best Director William Wyler
1959 Golden Globe Award Best Picture
1959 Golden Globe Award Best Supporting Actor Stephen Boyd