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Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ

Fred Niblo

1925 • 2h 23m

Erstwhile childhood friends, Judah Ben-Hur and Messala meet again as adults, this time with Roman officer Messala as conqueror and Judah as a wealthy, though conquered, Israelite. A slip of a brick du...

Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ
Ben Hur (1926) - Trailer
Cast
Ramon Novarro
Ramon NovarroJudah Ben-Hur
Francis X. Bushman
Francis X. BushmanMessala
May McAvoy
May McAvoyEsther
Betty Bronson
Betty BronsonMary
Claire McDowell
Claire McDowellPrincess of Hur
Kathleen Key
Kathleen KeyTirzah
Carmel Myers
Carmel MyersIras
Nigel De Brulier
Nigel De BrulierSimonides
Mitchell Lewis
Mitchell LewisSheik Ilderim
Leo White
Leo WhiteSanballat
Frank Currier
Frank CurrierQuintus Arrius
Charles Belcher
Charles BelcherBalthazar
Dale Fuller
Dale FullerAmrah
Winter Hall
Winter HallJoseph
Reginald Barker
Reginald BarkerChariot Race Spectator (uncredited)
Crew
Fred Niblo
Fred NibloDirector
Karl Struss
Karl StrussDirector of Photography
Irving Thalberg
Irving ThalbergProducer
Samuel Goldwyn
Samuel GoldwynProducer
David Mendoza
David MendozaOriginal Music Composer
A. Arnold Gillespie
A. Arnold GillespieSpecial Effects
David Sharpe
David SharpeStunts
Carey Wilson
Carey WilsonContinuity
Tom Tyler
Tom TylerStunts
Frank McGrath
Frank McGrathStunts
Erté
ErtéCostumer
Bess Meredyth
Bess MeredythContinuity
Katherine Hilliker
Katherine HillikerTitle Graphics
Lew Wallace
Lew WallaceNovel
June Mathis
June MathisAdaptation
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