Ben Hur (2003)

Directed by

William R. Kowalchuk Jr.

Genre

family, animation

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 20m

Rated

K

Rating

5.7 of 10 from 16 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

An animated version of the story where a Jewish prince is betrayed by a friend and sent into slavery. He eventually returns as a charioteer seeking revenge while encountering figures from the life of Jesus.

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What happens

Ben Hur is a 2003 animated drama film based on the 1880 novel Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ, by Lew Wallace. It is the fourth film adaptation of the novel, the prior three of which were the 1907 silent short film, the 1925 silent film, and the Academy Award-winning 1959 film. Charlton Heston's production company, Agamemnon Films (in association with GoodTimes Entertainment), produced this direct-to-video animated version of the story, with Heston himself reprising his role as the title character. It would prove to be his final film role before his death in 2008. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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