Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ (1925)

Directed by

Fred Niblo

Genre

drama film, action film, silent film, romance film

Country

United States

Runtime

2h 22m

Rated

NR

Rating

7.3 of 10 from 113 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A Jewish prince is betrayed by a childhood friend and forced into slavery. He eventually gains his freedom and seeks revenge while crossing paths with the life of Jesus Christ.

sweepingdramaticold-fashionedintimateepicromantictragic

What happens

Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ is a 1925 American silent epic adventure-drama film directed by Fred Niblo and written by June Mathis based on the 1880 novel of the same name by General Lew Wallace. Starring Ramon Novarro as the title character, the film is the first feature-length adaptation of the novel and second overall, following the 1907 silent short film. In 1997, Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant." The film entered the public domain in 2021. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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