Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ
25/12/1925
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 during a Roman parade causes Judah to be sent off as a galley slave, his property confiscated and his mother and sister imprisoned. Years later, as a result of his determination to stay alive and his willingness to aid his Roman master, Judah returns to his homeland an exalted and wealthy Roman athlete. Unable to find his mother and sister, and believing them dead, he can think of nothing else than revenge against Messala.
Movie Information
Ramon Novarro
as Judah Ben-Hur
Francis X. Bushman
as Messala
May McAvoy
as Esther
Betty Bronson
as Mary
Claire McDowell
as Princess of Hur
Kathleen Key
as Tirzah
Carmel Myers
as Iras
Nigel De Brulier
as Simonides
Mitchell Lewis
as Sheik Ilderim
Leo White
as Sanballat
Frank Currier
as Quintus Arrius
Charles Belcher
as Balthazar
Dale Fuller
as Amrah
Winter Hall
as Joseph
Reginald Barker
as Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited)
John Barrymore
as Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited)
Lionel Barrymore
as Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited)
Clarence Brown
as Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited)
Manuel Caballero
as Roman Guard (uncredited)
Gilbert Clayton
as (uncredited)
Joan Crawford
as Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited)
Jacob Dance
as Wealthy Man (uncredited)
Marion Davies
as Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited)
William Donovan
as Charioteer of Corinthian Bay Team (uncredited)
Bill Elliott
as Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited)
Ray Erlenborn
as (uncredited)
Douglas Fairbanks
as Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited)
George Fitzmaurice
as Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited)
Sidney Franklin
as Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited)
Rosita Garcia
as Slave Girl (uncredited)
Janet Gaynor
as Slave Girl (uncredited)
John Gilbert
as Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited)
Dorothy Gish
as Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited)
Lillian Gish
as Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited)
Samuel Goldwyn
as Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited)
Harry Gordon
as Centurion (uncredited)
Sid Grauman
as Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited)
William Green
as Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited)
Noble Johnson
as Crowd Member (uncredited)
Rupert Julian
as Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited)
Henry King
as Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited)
Harold Lloyd
as Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited)
Carole Lombard
as Slave Girl (uncredited)
Cliff Lyons
as Charioteer (uncredited)
Mickey Millerick
as (uncredited)
Carlotta Monti
as Slave Girl (uncredited)
Colleen Moore
as Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited)
Claude Payton
as Jesus Christ (uncredited)
Mary Pickford
as Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited)
Satini Pualoa
as Extra (uncredited)
Leonora Summers
as (uncredited)
Tom Tyler
as Charioteer (uncredited)
Christiane Yves
as Hedonist (uncredited)
Gary Cooper
as Roman Guard (uncredited)
Clark Gable
as Roman Guard (uncredited)
Myrna Loy
as Slave Girl (uncredited)
