Ben-Hur, a tale of the Christ, by Lew Wallace ; presented by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer ; screen play by Karl Tunberg ; produced by Sam Zimbalist ; directed by William Wyler
Type
Label
Ben-Hur, a tale of the Christ, by Lew Wallace ; presented by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer ; screen play by Karl Tunberg ; produced by Sam Zimbalist ; directed by William Wyler
Language
eng
Characteristic
videorecording
Intended audience
MPAA rating: G
Main title
Ben-Hur
Oclc number
46453041
Responsibility statement
by Lew Wallace ; presented by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer ; screen play by Karl Tunberg ; produced by Sam Zimbalist ; directed by William Wyler
Runtime
212
Series statement
Warner Bros. classics
Sub title
a tale of the Christ
Summary
A peace-loving prince of Judea leads his nation against the wrath of the conquering Romans. His self-imposed destiny brings tragedy to himself, and his people, as he learns to fight, love, hate and, finally, forgive
Table Of Contents
Side A: Overture; feature film (1st half) -- side B. Entr'acte; feature film (2nd half)
Technique
live action
Classification
Contributor
- Boyd, Stephen, 1931-1977
- Harareet, Haya, 1931-2021
- Wallace, Lew, 1827-1905
- Warner Home Video (Firm)
- O'Donnell, Cathy, 1925-1970
- Hawkins, Jack, 1910-1973
- Jaffe, Sam, 1891-1984
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
- Griffith, Hugh, 1912-1980
- Tunberg, Karl
- Wyler, William, 1902-1981
- Scott, Martha, 1914-2003
- Heston, Charlton
- Zimbalist, Sam
Genre
Subject
- Wallace, Lew, 1827-1905 -- Film and video adaptations
- Rome -- History -- Tiberius, 14-37 -- Drama
- Bible, New Testament -- History of Biblical events -- Drama
- Judaea (Region) -- Drama
- Video recordings for the hearing impaired
- Feature films
- Epic films
- Historical films
- Jesus Christ -- Drama
- Slaves -- Italy -- Rome -- Drama
- Religious films
Content
Actor
Director
Is Based On
Producer
resource.screenwriter
Mapped to
Incoming Resources
- Has instance1
Outgoing Resources
- Classification1
- Contributor14
- Boyd, Stephen, 1931-1977
- Harareet, Haya, 1931-2021
- Wallace, Lew, 1827-1905
- Warner Home Video (Firm)
- O'Donnell, Cathy, 1925-1970
- Hawkins, Jack, 1910-1973
- Jaffe, Sam, 1891-1984
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
- Griffith, Hugh, 1912-1980
- Tunberg, Karl
- Wyler, William, 1902-1981
- Scott, Martha, 1914-2003
- Heston, Charlton
- Zimbalist, Sam
- Genre5
- Subject11
- Wallace, Lew, 1827-1905 -- Film and video adaptations
- Rome -- History -- Tiberius, 14-37 -- Drama
- Bible, New Testament -- History of Biblical events -- Drama
- Judaea (Region) -- Drama
- Video recordings for the hearing impaired
- Feature films
- Epic films
- Historical films
- Jesus Christ -- Drama
- Slaves -- Italy -- Rome -- Drama
- Religious films
- Content1
- Actor8
- Director1
- Is Based On1
- Producer1
- resource.screenwriter1
- Mapped to1