Ben-Hur

In ancient Judea, a Jewish aristocrat opposing Roman occupation of his homeland reunites with his childhood friend, now a Roman commander — setting in motion a saga of betrayal, adventure, tragedy, revenge, and faith.

Cast

• Charlton HestonJudah Ben-Hur
• Stephen BoydMessala
• Hugh GriffithScheich Ildirim
• Jack HawkinsQuintus Arrius
• Haya HarareetEsther
• Martha ScottMiriam
• Cathy O'DonnellTirzah
• Sam JaffeSimonides
• Finlay CurrieBalthasar
• Frank ThringPontius Pilatus
• George RelphTiberius Caesar
• André MorellSextus

Crew

• William WylerDirector
• Karl TunbergWriter