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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.
20 August 1909, Pancras, London, England, UK
6 July 1923, Siluria, Alabama, USA
20 September 1931, Haifa, Palestine
4 July 1931, Glengormley, Northern Ireland, UK
4 October 1923, Wilmette, Illinois, USA
30 May 1912, Marian Glas, Anglesey, Wales, UK
11 May 1926, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
14 May 1922, Newark-on-Trent, Nottinghamshire, England, UK
20 January 1878, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
10 March 1891, New York City, New York, USA
27 January 1888, Cullercoats, North Tyneside, England, UK
14 September 1910, Wood Green, London, England, UK
22 September 1912, Jamesport, Missouri, USA
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.
