---
title: 'Ben-Hur (1959)'
type: 'film'
director: 'William Wyler'
released: '1959-11-18'
runtime_minutes: 222
certification: 'G'
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Action'
  - 'Adventure'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/ben-hur-1959'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0052618/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Ben-Hur (1959)

1959 · G · 222 min · Drama, Action, Adventure · United States


## Synopsis

Ben-Hur is a 1959 American religious epic film directed by William Wyler, produced by Sam Zimbalist, and starring Charlton Heston as the title character. A remake of the 1925 silent film with a similar title, it was adapted from Lew Wallace's 1880 novel Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ. The screenplay is credited to Karl Tunberg, but includes contributions from Maxwell Anderson, S. N. Behrman, Gore Vidal, and Christopher Fry. The cast also features Stephen Boyd, Jack Hawkins, Haya Harareet, Hugh Griffith, Martha Scott, Cathy O'Donnell and Sam Jaffe.

## Credits

- **Director:** [William Wyler](https://cinepixo.com/people/william-wyler)
- **Screenplay:** [Gore Vidal](https://cinepixo.com/people/gore-vidal), [Maxwell Anderson](https://cinepixo.com/people/maxwell-anderson), [Karl Tunberg](https://cinepixo.com/people/karl-tunberg), [Christopher Fry](https://cinepixo.com/people/christopher-fry), [S. N. Behrman](https://cinepixo.com/people/s-n-behrman)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Miklós Rózsa](https://cinepixo.com/people/miklos-rozsa)
- **Producer:** [Sam Zimbalist](https://cinepixo.com/people/sam-zimbalist)
- **Director of Photography:** [Robert L. Surtees](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-l-surtees)
- **Editor:** [John Dunning](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-dunning)

## Cast

- [Robert Brown](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-brown)
- [Aldo Silvani](https://cinepixo.com/people/aldo-silvani)
- [Aldo Pini](https://cinepixo.com/people/aldo-pini)
- [Liana Del Balzo](https://cinepixo.com/people/liana-del-balzo)
- [Ralph Truman](https://cinepixo.com/people/ralph-truman)
- [Lydia Clarke](https://cinepixo.com/people/lydia-clarke)
- [Ferdy Mayne](https://cinepixo.com/people/ferdy-mayne)
- [José Greci](https://cinepixo.com/people/jose-greci) as Mary
- [Stephen Boyd](https://cinepixo.com/people/stephen-boyd) as Messala
- [Lando Buzzanca](https://cinepixo.com/people/lando-buzzanca)
- [Cathy O'Donnell](https://cinepixo.com/people/cathy-o-donnell) as Tirzah
- [Hugh Griffith](https://cinepixo.com/people/hugh-griffith) as Sheik Ilderim
- [Duncan Lamont](https://cinepixo.com/people/duncan-lamont)
- [Claude Heater](https://cinepixo.com/people/claude-heater) as Jesus Christ
- [Pietro Tordi](https://cinepixo.com/people/pietro-tordi)

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Official site: http://benhurmovie.com/
Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/ben-hur-1959
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