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

NR ★ 7.3/10 143 min Adventure, Drama, Romance United States English
Director: Fred Niblo
Novel: Lew Wallace
Adaptation: June Mathis
Scenario Writer: Carey Wilson
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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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Ramon Novarro
Ramon Novarro Judah Ben-Hur
Francis X. Bushman
Francis X. Bushman Messala
May McAvoy
May McAvoy Esther
Betty Bronson
Betty Bronson Mary
Claire McDowell
Claire McDowell Princess of Hur
Kathleen Key
Kathleen Key Tirzah
Carmel Myers
Carmel Myers Iras
Nigel De Brulier
Nigel De Brulier Simonides

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