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Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ (1925)
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Release Date:
8 October 1927 (USA)
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The Picture Every Christian Ought to See! more
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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...
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1 win
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(3 articles)
Irving Thalberg Biography: Mark Vieira’s Book Signing
(From Alternative Film Guide. 22 November 2009, 3:21 PM, PST)
Thomas Meighan, The Lost Squadron at the Niles Essanay Silent Film Museum
(From Alternative Film Guide. 15 April 2009, 7:43 PM, PDT)
(From Alternative Film Guide. 22 November 2009, 3:21 PM, PST)
Thomas Meighan, The Lost Squadron at the Niles Essanay Silent Film Museum
(From Alternative Film Guide. 15 April 2009, 7:43 PM, PDT)
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Surprisingly wonderful
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Cast
(Complete credited cast) | Ramon Novarro | ... | Judah Ben-Hur |
| Francis X. Bushman | ... | Messala |
| May McAvoy | ... | Esther |
| Betty Bronson | ... | Mary |
| Claire McDowell | ... | Princess of Hur |
| Kathleen Key | ... | Tirzah |
| Carmel Myers | ... | Iras |
| Nigel De Brulier | ... | Simonides |
| Mitchell Lewis | ... | Sheik Ilderim |
| Leo White | ... | Sanballat |
| Frank Currier | ... | Quintus Arrius |
| Charles Belcher | ... | Balthazar |
| Dale Fuller | ... | Amrah |
| Winter Hall | ... | Joseph |
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Ben-Hur (USA) (short title)
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143 min | Germany:151 min (restored version)
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Colour (2-strip Technicolor) (some sequences) |
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According to The Guinness Book of World Records (2002), the movie contains the most edited scene in cinema history. Editor Lloyd Nosler compressed 200,000 feet (60,960 meters) of film into a mere 750 feet (228.6 meters) for the chariot race scene - a ratio of 267:1 (film shot to film shown).
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Continuity: The position of the body of the charioteer killed in the training session at Sheik Ilderim's camp.
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Featured in From the Ends of the Earth (1939)
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Since I was so impressed the the 1959 version of this film, I figured there was no way I could watch this 1925 version and not be let down by it. Not only is this original adaptation very good, but it stands very strongly next to the heralded remake. In some regards, I enjoyed this adaptation better than the remake. Romon Navarro makes an excellent title character. The highlight of this film for me is early on when the star of Bethlehem is formed. Eye-popping visuals especially considering the time they were produced. It blows away any CGI we have today.
The version I saw of this was the newly scored version by Carl Davis, who continues to impress me with his scores for silent films including those he has written for "Greed", "Safety Last", "The Crowd", "Intolerance", "The Phantom of the Opera", and "The Wind".