Ben-Hur. Poster of the 1959 movie and cover of the 1880 book, Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ
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Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ
Lew Wallace, 1880
movie vs book
William Wyler, 1959

In 26 AD, Judah Ben-Hur is a wealthy Jewish prince and merchant in Jerusalem, living with his mother, Miriam and his sister, Tirzah. Although Messala knows this was an accident, he condemns Judah to the galleys and imprisons Miriam and Tirzah. Simonides confronts Messala and is also imprisoned.