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A Jewish prince is betrayed and sent into slavery by a Roman friend. But an inspirational encounter with Jesus changes everything. Heston finally meets his rival in a justly famous chariot race and rescues his suffering family.
21 July 1920, Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex, England, UK
28 August 1910, Ventura, California, USA
20 August 1909, Pancras, London, England, UK
March 3, 1935 in Ravenna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
July 12, 1926 in Trieste, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy
February 28, 1906 in Glasgow, Scotland, UK
6 July 1923, Siluria, Alabama, USA
17 April 1930, Fabriano, Marche, Italy
May 27, 1912 in Ventura, California, USA
April 7, 1918 in Utah, USA
20 September 1931, Haifa, Palestine
November 26, 1921 in Budapest, Hungary
4 July 1931, Glengormley, Northern Ireland, UK
11 September 1921, London, England, UK
8 August 1905, Demerara, British Guiana
October 19, 1904 in Treviso, Veneto, Italy
24 August 1935, Palermo, Sicily, Italy
May 6, 1903 in Venice, Veneto, Italy
26 January 1934, Rome, Lazio, Italy
April 25, 1937 in Treviso, Veneto, Italy
20 January 1930, London, England, UK
11 March 1916, Mainz, Germany
July 12, 1906 in Florence, Tuscany, Italy
January 21, 1891 in Turin, Piedmont, Italy
December 06, 2016
The most egregiously boring movie ever graced with the Best Picture Oscar... though in fairness, egregious boredom is one of the cornerstones of the Bible epic genre.January 26, 2006
The movie could be trying to say that for some people religion is an escape from their sexuality, but it seems unlikely.May 20, 2003
Mr. Wyler and his money-free producers have smartly and effectively laid stress on the powerful and meaningful personal conflicts that are strong in this old heroic tale.August 22, 2008
The biggest and the best of Hollywood's super-spectacles.June 05, 2002
If we later came to realize that movies could be a whole lot better than Ben-Hur, that still doesn't detract from the enjoyment the film still provides.September 09, 2014
1959 Biblical epic has fierce blood-spilling, cruelty.February 23, 2014
At 212 minutes it is far too long, and large swathes of the action appear redundant or unnecessary. "Bigger than Ben-Hur!" they say. That may not be a compliment.January 01, 2015
Although it is a spectacle film, the story of how a man takes on the tyranny of the Romans, with all sorts of horrible consequences to himself and his family, is powerful and gripping.July 25, 2015
[VIDEO ESSAY] It's worth sitting through four hours of Charlton Heston's hammy pregnant pauses of strained dialogue and toothy grimaces just to savor the legendary larger-than-life marathon where single rider chariots...February 12, 2014
Some critics believe that William Wyler's box-office smash is no match for the 1925 silent version, but there's no denying that the race that forms the famous climax is one of the most iconic sequences in Hollywood history.December 13, 2006
Entire new frontiers in boredom were opened up by this MGM whopper from 1959.February 13, 2001
A majestic achievement, representing a superb blending of the motion picture arts by master craftsmen.