Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ

7.3

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. Years later, as a result of his determination to stay alive and his willingness to aid his Roman master, Judah returns to his homeland an exalted and wealthy Roman athlete. Unable to find his mother and sister, and believing them dead, he can think of nothing else than revenge against Messala.

Discover

Ramon Novarro

Judah Ben-Hur

May McAvoy

Esther

Claire McDowell

Princess of Hur

Mitchell Lewis

Sheik Ilderim

Leo White

Sanballat

Frank Currier

Quintus Arrius

Charles Belcher

Balthazar

Winter Hall

Joseph

Reginald Barker

Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited)

John Barrymore

Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited)

Lionel Barrymore

Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited)

Clarence Brown

Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited)

Manuel Caballero

Roman Guard (uncredited)

Gilbert Clayton

(uncredited)

Joan Crawford

Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited)

Jacob Dance

Wealthy Man (uncredited)

Marion Davies

Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited)

William Donovan

Charioteer of Corinthian Bay Team (uncredited)

Bill Elliott

Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited)

Ray Erlenborn

(uncredited)

Douglas Fairbanks

Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited)

George Fitzmaurice

Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited)

Sidney Franklin

Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited)

Rosita Garcia

Slave Girl (uncredited)

Janet Gaynor

Slave Girl (uncredited)

John Gilbert

Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited)

Dorothy Gish

Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited)

Lillian Gish

Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited)

Samuel Goldwyn

Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited)

Harry Gordon

Centurion (uncredited)

Sid Grauman

Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited)

William Green

Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited)

Noble Johnson

Crowd Member (uncredited)

Rupert Julian

Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited)

Henry King

Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited)

Harold Lloyd

Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited)

Carole Lombard

Slave Girl (uncredited)

Cliff Lyons

Charioteer (uncredited)

Mickey Millerick

(uncredited)

Carlotta Monti

Slave Girl (uncredited)

Colleen Moore

Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited)

Claude Payton

Jesus Christ (uncredited)

Mary Pickford

Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited)

Satini Pualoa

Extra (uncredited)

Leonora Summers

(uncredited)

Tom Tyler

Charioteer (uncredited)

Christiane Yves

Hedonist (uncredited)

Gary Cooper

Roman Guard (uncredited)

Clark Gable

Roman Guard (uncredited)

Myrna Loy

Slave Girl (uncredited)

Art

Horace Jackson

Settings

Horace Jackson

Art Direction

Camera

Karl Struss

Director of Photography

René Guissart

Director of Photography

Percy Hilburn

Director of Photography

Clyde De Vinna

Director of Photography

Costume & Make-Up

Mrs. E.F. Chaffin

Wardrobe Supervisor

Erté

Costumer

Crew

A. Arnold Gillespie

Special Effects

Paul Kerschner

Cinematography

Tom Tyler

Stunts

Buster Gallagher

Stunt Double

B. Reeves Eason

Stunt Coordinator

Katherine Hilliker

Title Graphics

H.H. Caldwell

Title Graphics

Directing

Fred Niblo

Director

Bess Meredyth

Continuity

Carey Wilson

Continuity

B. Reeves Eason

Second Unit Director

Christy Cabanne

Second Unit Director

Editing

Production

Samuel Goldwyn

Producer

Louis B. Mayer

Producer

J.J. Cohn

Producer

Sound

William Axt

Original Music Composer

David Mendoza

Original Music Composer

Writing

June Mathis

Adaptation

Carey Wilson

Scenario Writer

Art

Horace Jackson

Settings

Horace Jackson

Art Direction

Camera

Karl Struss

Director of Photography

René Guissart

Director of Photography

Percy Hilburn

Director of Photography

Clyde De Vinna

Director of Photography

Costume & Make-Up

Mrs. E.F. Chaffin

Wardrobe Supervisor

Erté

Costumer

Crew

A. Arnold Gillespie

Special Effects

Paul Kerschner

Cinematography

Tom Tyler

Stunts

Buster Gallagher

Stunt Double

B. Reeves Eason

Stunt Coordinator

Katherine Hilliker

Title Graphics

H.H. Caldwell

Title Graphics

Directing

Fred Niblo

Director

Bess Meredyth

Continuity

Carey Wilson

Continuity

B. Reeves Eason

Second Unit Director

Christy Cabanne

Second Unit Director

Editing

Production

Samuel Goldwyn

Producer

Louis B. Mayer

Producer

J.J. Cohn

Producer

Sound

William Axt

Original Music Composer

David Mendoza

Original Music Composer

Writing

June Mathis

Adaptation

Carey Wilson

Scenario Writer