Ben-Hur
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In ancient Judea, a Jewish aristocrat opposing Roman occupation of his homeland reunites with his childhood friend, now a Roman commander — setting in motion a saga of betrayal, adventure, tragedy, revenge, and faith.
- Director
- William Wyler
- Signature
- Craft · Drama · Action
- Worldwide
- $164M
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Cast
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In ancient Judea, a Jewish aristocrat opposing Roman occupation of his homeland reunites with his childhood friend, now a Roman commander — setting in motion a saga of betrayal, adventure, tragedy, revenge, and faith.
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The record
Awards
12 wins · 12 nominations
Academy Awards
11 wins · 12 nominations
- WinnerAcademy Award for Best Actor
- WinnerAcademy Award for Best Art Direction, Color
- WinnerAcademy Award for Best Cinematography, Color
- WinnerAcademy Award for Best Costume Design, Color
- WinnerAcademy Award for Best Director
- WinnerAcademy Award for Best Film Editing
- WinnerAcademy Award for Best Original Dramatic or Comedy Score
- WinnerAcademy Award for Best Picture
- WinnerAcademy Award for Best Sound
- WinnerAcademy Award for Best Special Effects
- WinnerAcademy Award for Best Supporting Actor
National Board of Review: Top Ten Films
1 win
- WinnerNational Board of Review: Top Ten Films
The numbers
Box Office & Release
Ben-Hur returned 10.9× its budget worldwide.
- Budget
- $15M
- Opening weekend
- —
- Domestic gross
- —
- International gross
- —
- Worldwide gross
- $164M
- Release date
- Nov 18, 1959
- Runtime
- 3h 32m
- MPAA rating
- G
- Language
- English
- Country
- United States of America
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