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Ben-Hur () is a 1959 American religious epic film directed by William Wyler, produced by Sam Zimbalist, and starring Charlton Heston as the title character. A remake of the 1925 silent film with a similar title, it was adapted from Lew Wallace's 1880 novel Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ. The screenplay is credited to Karl Tunberg, but includes contributions from Maxwell Anderson, S. N. Behrman, Gore Vidal, and Christopher Fry. The cast also features Stephen Boyd, Jack Hawkins, Haya Harareet, Hugh Griffith, Martha Scott, Cathy O'Donnell and Sam Jaffe.
- Director
- William Wyler
- Writer
- Karl Tunberg · Gore Vidal · Christopher Fry · Maxwell Anderson
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- Director
- William Wyler
- Writer
- Karl Tunberg · Gore Vidal · Christopher Fry · Maxwell Anderson
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- Release date
- 18 November 1959 · Released
- Runtime
- 222 min
- Country of origin
- United States
- Languages
- English
- Genres
- Action · Drama · Epic · Historical
- Also known as
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- Deutsch
- Ben Hur
- 日本語
- ベン・ハー
- 한국어
- 벤허
- Themes
- Christianity ↗
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