Tonight at a glance
- Runtime
- 212 min
- Age rating
- G
- Language
- English
- Country
- United States
Why tonight?
- A long one. Start it early, and give it the whole evening.
The story
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.
- governor
- middle east
- based on novel or book
- roman empire
- politics
- christianity
- jew persecution
- jewish life
- roman
- miracle
The look
A few frames, chosen rather than collected.
The bill
Charlton Heston
Judah Ben-Hur
Stephen Boyd
Messala
Hugh Griffith
Scheich Ildirim
Jack Hawkins
Quintus Arrius
- Haya Harareet — Esther
- Martha Scott — Miriam
- Cathy O'Donnell — Tirzah
- Sam Jaffe — Simonides
- Finlay Currie — Balthasar
- Frank Thring — Pontius Pilatus
- George Relph — Tiberius Caesar
- André Morell — Sextus
- Terence Longdon — Drusus
- Ady Berber — Malluch
- Lando Buzzanca — Jewish Slave in the Desert (uncredited)
- Directed
- William Wyler
- Written
- Karl Tunberg
Production
- Studio
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
If this stayed with you
Then these are the nearest things Cue holds — chosen for what they share with it, not for what happens to be popular.
