Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ (1925)
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ (1925)
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Plot.
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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Cast & Crew.

Ramon Novarro
Judah Ben-Hur

Francis X. Bushman
Messala

May McAvoy
Esther

Betty Bronson
Mary

Claire McDowell
Princess of Hur

Kathleen Key
Tirzah

Carmel Myers
Iras

Nigel De Brulier
Simonides

Mitchell Lewis
Sheik Ilderim

Leo White
Sanballat

Frank Currier
Quintus Arrius

Charles Belcher
Balthazar

Dale Fuller
Amrah

Winter Hall
Joseph

Reginald Barker
Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited)

John Barrymore
Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited)

Kevin Brownlow
Producer

Lionel Barrymore
Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited)

David Gill
Producer

Clarence Brown
Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited)

Carl Davis
Composer

Manuel Caballero
Roman Guard (uncredited)

Gilbert Clayton
(uncredited)

Joan Crawford
Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited)

Jacob Dance
Wealthy Man (uncredited)

Marion Davies
Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited)

William Donovan
Charioteer of Corinthian Bay Team (uncredited)

Bill Elliott
Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited)

Ray Erlenborn
(uncredited)

Douglas Fairbanks
Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited)

George Fitzmaurice
Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited)

Sidney Franklin
Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited)

Rosita Garcia
Slave Girl (uncredited)

Janet Gaynor
Slave Girl (uncredited)

John Gilbert
Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited)

Dorothy Gish
Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited)

Lillian Gish
Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited)

Samuel Goldwyn
Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited) / Producer

Harry Gordon
Centurion (uncredited)

Sid Grauman
Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited)

William Green
Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited)

Noble Johnson
Crowd Member (uncredited)

Rupert Julian
Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited)

Henry King
Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited)

Harold Lloyd
Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited)

Carole Lombard
Slave Girl (uncredited)

Cliff Lyons
Charioteer (uncredited)

Mickey Millerick
(uncredited) / Stunts

Carlotta Monti
Slave Girl (uncredited)

Colleen Moore
Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited)

Claude Payton
Jesus Christ (uncredited)

Mary Pickford
Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited)

Satini Pualoa
Extra (uncredited)

Leonora Summers
(uncredited)

Tom Tyler
Charioteer (uncredited) / Stunts

Christiane Yves
Hedonist (uncredited)

Gary Cooper
Roman Guard (uncredited)

Clark Gable
Roman Guard (uncredited)

Myrna Loy
Slave Girl (uncredited)

Louis B. Mayer
Producer

Lloyd Nosler
Editor

Clyde De Vinna
Director of Photography

René Guissart
Director of Photography

Fred Niblo
Director

J.J. Cohn
Producer

Karl Struss
Director of Photography

Percy Hilburn
Director of Photography

William Axt
Original Music Composer

Irving Thalberg
Producer

David Mendoza
Original Music Composer

A. Arnold Gillespie
Special Effects

Horace Jackson
Settings / Art Direction

Buster Gallagher
Stunt Double

Paul Kerschner
Cinematography

Allen Pomeroy
Stunts

David Sharpe
Stunts

Carey Wilson
Continuity / Scenario Writer

Frank McGrath
Stunts

Mrs. E.F. Chaffin
Wardrobe Supervisor

Erté
Costumer
Media.



Details.
Release DateDecember 25, 1925
StatusReleased
Running Time2h 23m
Content RatingNR
Budget$3,900,000
Box Office$9,000,000
Filming LocationsLos Angeles, United States
Genres
Last updated:
This Movie Is About.
chariot race
epic
revenge
silent film
seductress
sea battle
two strip technicolor
galley slave
enslavement
temptress
nativity
1st century
leprosy
Wiki.
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ is a 1925 American silent epic adventure-drama film directed by Fred Niblo and written by June Mathis based on the 1880 novel Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ by General Lew Wallace. Starring Ramon Novarro as the title character, the film is the first feature-length adaptation of the novel and second overall, following the 1907 silent short film.
In 1997, Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant."
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