Ben-Hur is a movie directed by William Wyler in 1959 and based on the book Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ by Lew Wallace, first published in 1880. The movie features Charlton Heston, Jack Hawkins, Stephen Boyd, Haya Harareet, Hugh Griffith, Martha Scott, and others.
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Storyline
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.
Movie vs Book
Year
1959
Minutes
212
Movie Rate
8.10
Source: IMDb
Year
1880
Pages
620
Book Rate
8.06
S: Goodreads
Book
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ
Author: Lew Wallace
Country: USA
First published in: 1880
Length: 620 pages
Genre: Fiction
Other screen adaptations of the book
TV Mini-Series by Steve Shill
Movie by Timur Bekmambetov
User polls & recommendations
“I’m always frustrated when somebody makes a movie out of a book and they leave the book behind, or the heart of it.”
SEAN PENN (Actor, Filmmaker)
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