Whit's the Script?

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Ben-Hur

June 05, 2026 • | By X9 Converter • Season 7 • Episode 13

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Judah Ben-Hur, a nobleman, is sentenced to years of slavery after being accused of treason by his adopted brother, Messala. However, he returns to seek revenge by competing with him in a race.

Release date: 30 October 1959 (UK)

Director: William Wyler

Starring: Charlton Heston • Stephen Boyd • Haya Harareet • Jack Hawkins • Martha Scott • Hugh Griffith • Cathy O’Donnell • Claude Heater • Frank Thring • Sam Jaffe • Finley Currie • George Relphe • Terrence Longdon

Story by: Lew Wallace

Awards: Academy Award for Best Picture, Academy Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role · See more

Budget: $15.2M - $146.9M

Running time: 3h 42m

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ImDb = 8.1/10 • RT = 88/100%

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