Ben Hur (1907)
December 7, 1907Release Date
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Cast & Crew.

Herman Rottger
Ben Hur

Gene Gauntier
Writer / Co-Director

Harry T. Morey

William S. Hart
Messala

Sidney Olcott
Director

Frank Oakes Rose
Director / Cinematography

H. Temple
Cinematography

Lew Wallace
Novel
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Release DateDecember 7, 1907
StatusReleased
Running Time15m
Budget$500
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Ben Hur is a 1907 American silent drama film set in ancient Rome, the first screen adaptation of Lew Wallace's popular 1880 novel Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ. Co-directed by Sidney Olcott and Frank Oakes Rose, this "photoplay" was produced by the Kalem Company of New York City, and its scenes, including the climactic chariot race, were filmed in the city's borough of Brooklyn.
While this film is significant for being the first motion-picture adaptation of Wallace's novel, its production also served as a landmark case of copyright infringement by an early American film studio. In 1908 Kalem was successfully sued for representing parts of Wallace's book on screen without obtaining permission from the author's estate. Copies of the film, which survive, are now in the public domain and are readily available for free viewing online in the collections of various digital archives and on streaming services.
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