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Ben-Hur
Ben-Hur
1080p
222 min
1959
7.9
In 25 AD, Judah Ben-Hur, a Jew in ancient Judea, opposes the occupying Roman empire. Falsely accused by a Roman childhood friend-turned-overlord of trying to kill the Roman governor, he is put into slavery and his mother and sister are taken away as prisoners.
Country
Release date
November 18, 1959
epic
governor
middle east
based on novel or book
roman empire
politics
christianity
jew persecution
jewish life
roman
miracle
jerusalem
prince
chariot race
leprosy
redemption
religious conversion
ancient rome
love
friends
remake
revenge
judaism
religion
historical fiction
period drama
dungeon
galley
hatred
sheikh
sea battle
jewish family
galley slave
childhood sweetheart
salvation
1st century
jesus christ
false imprisonment
judea
subjugated people
awestruck
