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Ben-Hur

Ben-Hur

Brother against brother. Slave against empire.

20165.82h 5m

Overview

A falsely accused nobleman survives years of slavery to take vengeance on his best friend who betrayed him.

Directed by Timur Bekmambetov
Written by Lew Wallace, Keith R. Clarke, John Ridley
Produced by Sean Daniel, Mark Burnett, Joni Levin
Box OfficeBudget: $100.0MRevenue: $94.1M

Top Cast

Jack Huston

Jack Huston

Judah Ben-Hur

Toby Kebbell

Toby Kebbell

Messala Severus

Rodrigo Santoro

Rodrigo Santoro

Jésus Christ

Morgan Freeman

Morgan Freeman

Sheik Ilderim

Nazanin Boniadi

Nazanin Boniadi

Esther

Ayelet Zurer

Ayelet Zurer

Naomi Ben-Hur

Pilou Asbæk

Pilou Asbæk

Pontius Pilate

Sofia Black-D'Elia

Sofia Black-D'Elia

Tirzah Ben-Hur

Marwan Kenzari

Marwan Kenzari

Drusus

Moisés Arias

Moisés Arias

Dismas

Themes & Keywords

based on novel or bookchristianitychariot raceancient romeremakebetrayalcatholic1st centuryjesus christvengeance

About Ben-Hur

Ben-Hur is a action, history, adventure, drama film released in 2016 exploring themes of based on novel or book, christianity, chariot race, ancient rome, remake, betrayal. Directed by Timur Bekmambetov, it stars Jack Huston, Toby Kebbell, Rodrigo Santoro. A falsely accused nobleman survives years of slavery to take vengeance on his best friend who betrayed him.

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