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5.8A falsely accused nobleman survives years of slavery to take vengeance on his best friend who betrayed him.
Cast
- Jack Huston as Judah Ben-Hur
- Toby Kebbell as Messala Severus
- Rodrigo Santoro as Jésus Christ
- Morgan Freeman as Sheik Ilderim
- Nazanin Boniadi as Esther
- Ayelet Zurer as Naomi Ben-Hur
Themes
- based on novel or book
- christianity
- chariot race
- ancient rome
- remake
- betrayal
- catholic
- 1st century
- jesus christ
- vengeance
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Key facts
- Directed by
- Timur Bekmambetov
- Screenplay by
- Keith Clarke John Ridley
- Based on
- Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ by Lew Wallace
- Produced by
- Sean Daniel Joni Levin Duncan Henderson
- Starring
- Jack Huston Toby Kebbell Rodrigo Santoro Nazanin Boniadi Ayelet Zurer Morgan Freeman
- Cinematography
- Oliver Wood
- Edited by
- Dody Dorn
- Music by
- Marco Beltrami
- Production companies
- Paramount Pictures Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures The Sean Daniel Company Lightworkers Media
- Distributed by
- Paramount Pictures
- Release dates
- August 9, 2016 ( 2016-08-09 ) ( Mexico City ) August 19, 2016 ( 2016-08-19 ) (United States)
- Running time
- 125 minutes
- Countries
- United States Italy
- Language
- English
- Budget
- $100–110 million
- Box office
- $94.1 million
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Wikidata facts
- Duration
- 125
- FilmAffinity ID
- 391543
- Official website
- www.benhurmovie.com
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- publication date
- 2016-08-18
- title
- Ben-Hur
- box office
- 94061311
- capital cost
- 100000000
- social media followers
- 70220
- review score
- 38/100
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Ben-Hur is a 2016 epic historical drama film directed by Timur Bekmambetov, and written by Keith Clarke and John Ridley. It is the fifth film adaptation of the 1880 novel Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ by Lew Wallace and the third version produced by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. It has been termed a "re-adaptation", "reimagining", and "new interpretation" of the novel, and follows Judah Ben-Hur, a young prince who is falsely accused by his step-brother, an officer of the Roman army, and is sent to slavery, only to escape and seek vengeance. The film stars Jack Huston as the titular character, alongside Toby Kebbell, Rodrigo Santoro, Nazanin Boniadi, Ayelet Zurer, and Morgan Freeman. It was filmed in Matera, Italy, from February to June 2015.
Ben-Hur premiered on August 9, 2016, in Mexico City and was theatrically released by Paramount Pictures on August 19, 2016, in the United States. It received generally negative reviews and was a box office failure, grossing $94 million worldwide against its $100 million production budget plus a large amount spent on marketing and distribution.