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Ben-Hur Cast & Characters

Ben-Hur (1969) stars Charlton Heston as Judah Ben-Hur, Stephen Boyd as Messala and Hugh Griffith as Scheich Ildirim. The adventure movie was released March 26, 1969. Below is the full cast and crew.

G 1969 · 3h 32m 79 Audience

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Starring Cast

Key crew

Director

William Wyler

Screenplay

Karl Tunberg

Based on

Lew Wallace

Producers

Sam Zimbalist

Music

Miklós Rózsa

Cinematography

Robert Surtees

Editor

John D. Dunning , Ralph E. Winters

Costume design

Elizabeth Haffenden

Full cast

69 cast members

Charlton Heston

Scheich Ildirim

Cathy O'Donnell

Pontius Pilatus

Tiberius Caesar

Terence Longdon

Jewish Slave in the Desert (uncredited)

Roman Officer with Messala (uncredited)

Flavia (uncredited)

Chief of Rowers (uncredited)

Liana Del Balzo

Guest at Banquet (uncredited)

Galley Officer (uncredited)

Gaspar (uncredited)

Marius (uncredited)

John Le Mesurier

Doctor (uncredited)

Captain of Rescue Ship (uncredited)

Woman in crowd (uncredited)

Man in Nazareth (uncredited)

Aide to Tiberius (uncredited)

Claude Heater

Christ

Sportsman (uncredited)

Richard Coleman

Metellus (uncredited)

Senator (uncredited)

Quaestor (uncredited)

Gratus (uncredited)

Seaman (uncredited)

Franco Fantasia

Roman Soldier Who Brings Crown to Gratus (uncredited)

Mary (uncredited)

Spintho (uncredited)

Hortator (uncredited)

Blind Man (uncredited)

Leper (uncredited)

The Lubian (uncredited)

Roman at Bath (uncredited)

Remington Olmsted

Decurian (uncredited)

Joseph (uncredited)

Bad Thief on Cross (uncredited)

Villager (uncredited)

Amrah (uncredited)

Edwin Richfield

Supplier to Leper Colony (uncredited)

Officer (uncredited)

Rower No. 43 (uncredited)

Galley Officer (uncredited)

Pilate's Servant (uncredited)

Raimondo Van Riel

Old Man (uncredited)

Jailer (uncredited)

The Egyptian - Chariot Racer (uncredited)

Nazzareno Zamperla

Roman Soldier with a Bow on Galley (uncredited)

The Corinthian (uncredited)

Eddie Jauregui

The Athenian (uncredited)

Gianni Di Segni

Galley Guard on Ship (uncredited)

Armando Fracassi

Arab (uncredited)

Osiride Pevarello

Renzo Pevarello

Amerigo Santarelli

Rower (uncredited)

Artemio Antonini

Galley Guard on Ship (uncredited)

Galley Guard on Ship (uncredited)

Crucifixion March Guard (uncredited)

Terzo Monachesi

Nobleman at the Chariot Race (uncredited)

Rower (uncredited)

Umberto Alivernini

Officer at the Chariot Race (uncredited)

Crew by department

25 crew members

Directing

Alberto Cardone

Assistant Director

Second Unit Director

Director of Photography

Writing

Production

Unit Production Manager

Editing

John D. Dunning

Ralph E. Winters

Sound

Sound Recordist

William Steinkamp

Sound Recordist

Music

Original Music Composer

Art

Edward C. Carfagno

William A. Horning

Visual Effects

A. Arnold Gillespie

Special Effects

Special Effects

Special Effects

Costume & Makeup

Gabriella Borzelli

Charles E. Parker

Elizabeth Haffenden

Other

Franklin Milton

Recording Supervision

Harold E. Wellman

Additional Photography

Piero Portalupi

Additional Photography