Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ

About Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ

Erstwhile childhood friends, Judah Ben-Hur and Messala meet again as adults, this time with Roman officer Messala as conqueror and Judah as a wealthy, though conquered, Israelite. A slip of a brick during a Roman parade causes Judah to be sent off as a galley slave, his property confiscated and his mother and sister imprisoned.

Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ (1925) is a romance film directed by Fred Niblo. Ramon Novarro appears as Judah Ben-Hur, Francis X. Bushman as Messala, May McAvoy as Esther, and Betty Bronson as Mary.

At 143 minutes long, it arrived in December 1925.

Shelv files it under 1st century, antiquity, sea battle, and seductress. It scores 7.3 out of 10 from 117 TMDB voters and it carries a NR rating.

Ben-Hur and Gladiator make useful companions to Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ, all filed under chariot race.