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| BEN-HUR |
| Title of the Film | BEN-HUR |
| Alternative Titles | BEN-HUR: A TALE OF THE CHRIST |
| English Titles | |
| Year of Release | 1959 |
| Country of Origin | US |
| Language(s) | English |
| Run Time (in minutes) | 217 |
| Length (in meters) | |
| Colour | Colour |
| Genre | Action, adventure |
| Based on/Source | Novel by Lew Wallace |
| Production Companies | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
| Producer(s) | Sam Zimbalist, William Wyler |
| Director | William Wyler |
| Cast | Charlton Heston, Jack Hawkins, Haya Harareet, Stephen Boyd, Hugh Griffith, Ferdy Mayne |
| Literature | American Cinematographer, October 1959 Variety, 18 November 1959 New York Times, 19 November 1959 Films in Review, December 1959 Times, 15 December 1959 Kine Weekly, 17 December 1959 Spectator, 18 December 1959 Punch, 30 December 1959 Picturegoer, 16 January 1960 Monthly Film Bulletin, February 1960 Film Culture, July 1962 |
| Special notes | Music: Miklos Rozsa Orchestration: Eugene Zador Second unit director: Andrew Marton Design research: Ken Adam |