Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ

Released on December 30, 1925

The advertising tag "four years in the making" is usually so much press-agent puffery. In the case of the 1926 silent version of Ben Hur, it was the unvarnished truth--and the filmmakers had the scars to prove it. Read More

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Ramon Novarro Ben-Hur

Francis X. Bushman Messala

May McAvoy Esther

Betty Bronson Virgin Mary

Claire McDowell Mother of Hur

Kathleen Key Tirzah

Carmel Myers Iras

Nigel de Brulier Simonides

Mitchell Lewis Sheik Ilderim

Frank Currier Quintus Arrius

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