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Ben Hur (2010)

Ben Hur poster
Directed by
Steve Shill
Genre
historical television series
Country
Germany, United Kingdom, Canada
Length
1 season, 2 episodes
Rated
14
Rating
6.3 of 10 from 52 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A Jewish prince named Judah Ben-Hur is betrayed by a childhood friend and forced into slavery. He endures years of hardship and seeks vengeance in Roman-ruled Jerusalem.

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What happens

Ben Hur is a television miniseries that first aired in 2010. Based on Lew Wallace's 1880 novel, Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ, the series was produced by Alchemy Television Group in association with Drimtim Entertainment and Muse Entertainment in Montreal. It aired on Canada's CBC network on April 4, 2010, and aired later in 2010 on ABC in the United States. Ben-Hur was directed by Steve Shill, and stars Kristin Kreuk, Ray Winstone, Art Malik, Hugh Bonneville and Joseph Morgan as Judah Ben-Hur. The film was written by Alan Sharp. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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