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Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ is a american film of genre Drama directed by Rex Ingram released in USA on 30 december 1925 with Ramón Novarro

Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ (1925)

Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ
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Released in USA 30 december 1925
Length 3h14
Directed by ,    ,    ,    ,    
OriginUSA
Genres Drama,    Adventure,    Romance
Rating77% 3.8952653.8952653.8952653.8952653.895265

Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ is a 1925 American epic silent film directed by Fred Niblo. It stars Ramón Novarro and Francis X. Bushman, and is based on the 1880 novel Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ by Lew Wallace. The novel was first adapted for the screen in 1907 also titled Ben Hur.

In 1997, Ben-Hur was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant."

Synopsis

Ben-Hur is a wealthy Jew and boyhood friend of the powerful Roman Tribune, Messala. When an accident leads to Ben-Hur's arrest, Messala, who has become corrupt and arrogant, makes sure Ben-Hur and his family are jailed and separated.

Actors

Ramón Novarro

(Judah Ben-Hur)Francis X. Bushman

(Messala)May McAvoy

(Esther)Betty Bronson

(Mary)Claire McDowell

(Princess of Hur)
And :
Kathleen Key
Leo White
Carmel Myers
Nigel De Brulier
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