Ben-Hur (18/11/1959)

Production : Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Synopsis

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.

Charlton Heston

Stephen Boyd

Hugh Griffith

Jack Hawkins