![]() ![]() He soon finds however that his friend has changed and has become an arrogant conqueror, full of the grandeur of Rome.At first they are happy to meet after a long time but their different politic views separate them.ĭuring the welcome parade a brick falls down from Judah’s house and barely misses the governor. When Prince Judah Ben-Hur hears that his childhood friend Messala has been named to command the Roman garrison of Jerusalem, he is thrilled. Together with the new governor his old friend Messala arrives as commanding officer of the Roman legions. Judah Ben-Hur lives as a rich Jewish prince and merchant in Jerusalem at the beginning of the 1st century. Genre – Action | Adventure | Drama | RomanceĪwards – Won 11 Oscars. The film went on to win a record of eleven Academy Awards, including Best Picture, a feat equaled only by Titanic (1997) and The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003). It premiered at Loews Theater in New York City on November 18, 1959. ![]() Ben-Hur (or Benhur) is a 1959 movie directed by William Wyler, and is the third film version of Lew Wallace’s novel Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ (1880). ![]()
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