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Cast
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Ramon Novarro | As: Judah Ben-Hur |
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Francis X. Bushman | As: Messala |
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May McAvoy | As: Esther |
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Betty Bronson | As: Mary |
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Claire McDowell | As: Princess of Hur |
Storyline
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.
| Tagline: | Amazing! Thrilling! Colossal! Mighty! |
| Certification: | NR |
Cast
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Ramon Novarro |
Judah Ben-Hur |
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Francis X. Bushman |
Messala |
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May McAvoy |
Esther |
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Betty Bronson |
Mary |
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Claire McDowell |
Princess of Hur |
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Kathleen Key |
Tirzah |
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Carmel Myers |
Iras |
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Nigel De Brulier |
Simonides |
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Mitchell Lewis |
Sheik Ilderim |
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Leo White |
Sanballat |
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Frank Currier |
Quintus Arrius |
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Charles Belcher |
Balthazar |
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Dale Fuller |
Amrah |
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Winter Hall |
Joseph |
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Reginald Barker |
Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited) |
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John Barrymore |
Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited) |
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Lionel Barrymore |
Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited) |
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Clarence Brown |
Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited) |
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Manuel Caballero |
Roman Guard (uncredited) |
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Gilbert Clayton |
(uncredited) |
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Joan Crawford |
Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited) |
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Jacob Dance |
Wealthy Man (uncredited) |
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Marion Davies |
Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited) |
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William Donovan |
Charioteer of Corinthian Bay Team (uncredited) |
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Bill Elliott |
Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited) |
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Ray Erlenborn |
(uncredited) |
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Douglas Fairbanks |
Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited) |
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George Fitzmaurice |
Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited) |
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Sidney Franklin |
Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited) |
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Rosita Garcia |
Slave Girl (uncredited) |
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Janet Gaynor |
Slave Girl (uncredited) |
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John Gilbert |
Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited) |
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Dorothy Gish |
Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited) |
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Lillian Gish |
Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited) |
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Samuel Goldwyn |
Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited) |
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Harry Gordon |
Centurion (uncredited) |
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Sid Grauman |
Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited) |
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William Green |
Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited) |
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Noble Johnson |
Crowd Member (uncredited) |
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Rupert Julian |
Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited) |
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Henry King |
Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited) |
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Harold Lloyd |
Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited) |
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Carole Lombard |
Slave Girl (uncredited) |
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Cliff Lyons |
Charioteer (uncredited) |
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Mickey Millerick |
(uncredited) |
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Carlotta Monti |
Slave Girl (uncredited) |
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Colleen Moore |
Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited) |
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Claude Payton |
Jesus Christ (uncredited) |
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Mary Pickford |
Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited) |
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Satini Pualoa |
Extra (uncredited) |
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Leonora Summers |
(uncredited) |
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Tom Tyler |
Charioteer (uncredited) |
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Christiane Yves |
Hedonist (uncredited) |
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Gary Cooper |
Roman Guard (uncredited) |
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Clark Gable |
Roman Guard (uncredited) |
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Myrna Loy |
Slave Girl (uncredited) |
Directed By
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Fred Niblo |
Director |
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Bess Meredyth |
Continuity |
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Carey Wilson |
Continuity |
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Christy Cabanne |
Second Unit Director |
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B. Reeves Eason |
Second Unit Director |
Writing Credits
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Lew Wallace |
Novel |
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June Mathis |
Adaptation |
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Carey Wilson |
Scenario Writer |
Production Crew
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J.J. Cohn |
Producer |
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Samuel Goldwyn |
Producer |
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Louis B. Mayer |
Producer |
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Irving Thalberg |
Producer |
Edited By
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Lloyd Nosler |
Editor |
Costume and Makeup
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Mrs. E.F. Chaffin |
Wardrobe Supervisor |
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Erté |
Costumer |
Sound
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William Axt |
Original Music Composer |
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David Mendoza |
Original Music Composer |
Visual Effects
Camera
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Clyde De Vinna |
Director of Photography |
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René Guissart |
Director of Photography |
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Percy Hilburn |
Director of Photography |
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Karl Struss |
Director of Photography |
Lighting
Art Department
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Horace Jackson |
Art Direction |
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Horace Jackson |
Settings |
Other Crew
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A. Arnold Gillespie |
Special Effects |
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Paul Kerschner |
Cinematography |
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B. Reeves Eason |
Stunt Coordinator |
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Buster Gallagher |
Stunt Double |
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Frank McGrath |
Stunts |
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Mickey Millerick |
Stunts |
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Allen Pomeroy |
Stunts |
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David Sharpe |
Stunts |
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Spike Spackman |
Stunts |
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Tom Tyler |
Stunts |
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Katherine Hilliker |
Title Graphics |
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H.H. Caldwell |
Title Graphics |
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