Overview

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.

Beesley's Ratings

Id

2283

Name

Ben-Hur (1959)

Genre

Adventure,Drama,History

Leads

Heston,Charlton-Boyd,Stephen

Rating

8
Content Advisory

General audiences, Extreme Violence and/or Fighting or War

Comments

None

Metadata from themoviedb.org

Genre Ids

History, Drama, Adventure, Action

Id

665

Popularity

40.734

Release Date

1959-11-18

Title

Ben-Hur

Vote Average

7.9

Vote Count

2705

Budget

$15,000,000

Revenue

$164,000,000

Runtime

222 minutes