Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ

Also known as Ben Hur, Ben-Hur

1925 American epic silent film directed by Fred Niblo

Key facts

Directed by: Fred Niblo Uncredited: Charles Brabin
Screenplay by: Adaptation: June Mathis Scenario: Carey Wilson Continuity: Bess Meredyth Carey Wilson Titles: H. H. Caldwell Katharine Hilliker
Based on: Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ , 1880 novel, by General Lew Wallace
Produced by: Uncredited: June Mathis Louis B. Mayer Irving Thalberg
Starring: Ramon Novarro May McAvoy Betty Bronson Francis X. Bushman Carmel Myers
Cinematography: Clyde DeVinna Rene Guissart Percy Hilburn (* French ) Karl Struss
Edited by: Lloyd Nosler Basil Wrangell William Holmes Harry Reynolds Ben Lewis
Music by: William Axt David Mendoza Stewart Copeland (2014 edition)
Production company: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Distributed by: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release dates

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Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ is a 1925 American silent epic adventure-drama film directed by Fred Niblo and written by June Mathis based on the 1880 novel of the same name by General Lew Wallace. Starring Ramon Novarro as the title character, the film is the first feature-length adaptation of the novel and second overall, following the 1907 silent short film. In 1997, Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant." The film entered the public domain in 2021.

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