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

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

Amazing! Thrilling! Colossal! Mighty! 1925-12-25 Italy, United States of America 143 Min. PG-13
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Overview

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.

Cast

Ramon Novarro is Judah Ben-Hur
Judah Ben-Hur
May McAvoy is Esther
Claire McDowell is Princess of Hur
Princess of Hur
Kathleen Key is Tirzah
Nigel De Brulier is Simonides
Mitchell Lewis is Sheik Ilderim
Sheik Ilderim
Leo White is Sanballat
Sanballat
Frank Currier is Quintus Arrius
Quintus Arrius
Charles Belcher is Balthazar