Ben-Hur
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Ben-Hur
A sweeping, old-fashioned epic that moves from intimate betrayal to colossal spectacle, with a stirring score and a slow, earnest path toward forgiveness.
About 1959 American epic historical drama film by William Wyler
Genres drama, action, epic, sword-and-sandal
Directed by William Wyler
Written by Gore Vidal, Maxwell Anderson, Christopher Fry, S. N. Behrman
Starring Charlton Heston, Giuliano Gemma, Hugh Griffith, Martha Scott, Stephen Boyd, Jack Hawkins, Marina Berti, Sam Jaffe
Music Miklós Rózsa
Runtime 222 min
Country United States
Links Wikipedia · IMDb · Letterboxd · Wikidata
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