Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ

Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ (1925)

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  • Genre: Adventure, Drama, Romance
  • Release Date: 1925-12-25
  • User Rating: 7.343/10 from 102 ratings
  • Runtime: 2h 23min
  • Language: No Language
  • Production Company: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
  • Production Country: Italy, United States of America
  • Director: Fred Niblo
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Summary

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 Roman parade causes Judah to be sent off as a galley slave, his property confiscated and his mother and sister imprisoned. Years later, as a result of his determination to stay alive and his willingness to aid his Roman master, Judah returns to his homeland an exalted and wealthy Roman athlete. Unable to find his mother and sister, and believing them dead, he can think of nothing else than revenge against Messala.

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  • Ramon Novarro

    as Judah Ben-Hur

  • Francis X. Bushman

    as Messala

  • May McAvoy

    as Esther

  • Betty Bronson

    as Mary

  • Claire McDowell

    as Princess of Hur

  • Kathleen Key

    as Tirzah

  • Carmel Myers

    as Iras

  • Nigel De Brulier

    as Simonides

  • Mitchell Lewis

    as Sheik Ilderim

  • Leo White

    as Sanballat

  • Frank Currier

    as Quintus Arrius

  • Charles Belcher

    as Balthazar

  • Dale Fuller

    as Amrah

  • Winter Hall

    as Joseph

  • Reginald Barker

    as Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited)

  • John Barrymore

    as Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited)

  • Lionel Barrymore

    as Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited)

  • Clarence Brown

    as Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited)

  • Manuel Caballero

    as Roman Guard (uncredited)

  • Gilbert Clayton

    as (uncredited)

  • Joan Crawford

    as Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited)

  • Jacob Dance

    as Wealthy Man (uncredited)

  • Marion Davies

    as Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited)

  • William Donovan

    as Charioteer of Corinthian Bay Team (uncredited)

  • Bill Elliott

    as Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited)

  • Ray Erlenborn

    as (uncredited)

  • Douglas Fairbanks

    as Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited)

  • George Fitzmaurice

    as Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited)

  • Sidney Franklin

    as Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited)

  • Rosita Garcia

    as Slave Girl (uncredited)

  • Janet Gaynor

    as Slave Girl (uncredited)

  • John Gilbert

    as Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited)

  • Dorothy Gish

    as Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited)

  • Lillian Gish

    as Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited)

  • Samuel Goldwyn

    as Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited)

  • Harry Gordon

    as Centurion (uncredited)

  • Sid Grauman

    as Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited)

  • William Green

    as Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited)

  • Noble Johnson

    as Crowd Member (uncredited)

  • Rupert Julian

    as Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited)

  • Henry King

    as Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited)

  • Harold Lloyd

    as Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited)

  • Carole Lombard

    as Slave Girl (uncredited)

  • Cliff Lyons

    as Charioteer (uncredited)

  • Mickey Millerick

    as (uncredited)

  • Carlotta Monti

    as Slave Girl (uncredited)

  • Colleen Moore

    as Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited)

  • Claude Payton

    as Jesus Christ (uncredited)

  • Mary Pickford

    as Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited)

  • Satini Pualoa

    as Extra (uncredited)

  • Leonora Summers

    as (uncredited)

  • Tom Tyler

    as Charioteer (uncredited)

  • Christiane Yves

    as Hedonist (uncredited)

  • Gary Cooper

    as Roman Guard (uncredited)

  • Clark Gable

    as Roman Guard (uncredited)

  • Myrna Loy

    as Slave Girl (uncredited)
Production Louis B. Mayer Producer
Editing Lloyd Nosler Editor
Camera Clyde De Vinna Director of Photography
Camera René Guissart Director of Photography
Directing Fred Niblo Director
Production J.J. Cohn Producer
Camera Karl Struss Director of Photography
Camera Percy Hilburn Director of Photography
Sound William Axt Original Music Composer
Production Irving Thalberg Producer
Production Samuel Goldwyn Producer
Sound David Mendoza Original Music Composer
Crew A. Arnold Gillespie Special Effects
Art Horace Jackson Settings
Art Horace Jackson Art Direction
Crew Buster Gallagher Stunt Double
Crew Paul Kerschner Cinematography
Crew Allen Pomeroy Stunts
Crew David Sharpe Stunts
Directing Carey Wilson Continuity
Crew Tom Tyler Stunts
Crew Frank McGrath Stunts
Crew Mickey Millerick Stunts
Costume & Make-Up Mrs. E.F. Chaffin Wardrobe Supervisor
Costume & Make-Up Erté Costumer
Directing Bess Meredyth Continuity
Crew B. Reeves Eason Stunt Coordinator
Crew Spike Spackman Stunts
Writing Carey Wilson Scenario Writer
Crew Katherine Hilliker Title Graphics
Writing Lew Wallace Novel
Writing June Mathis Adaptation
Crew H.H. Caldwell Title Graphics
Directing Christy Cabanne Second Unit Director
Directing B. Reeves Eason Second Unit Director

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