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1925 | DIRECTED BY FRED NIBLO, CHARLES BRABIN, CHRISTY CABANNE, J.J. COHN AND REX INGRAM

Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ

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Movie Stats
Year
1925
Runtime
 143 minutes (2 hrs 23 mins)
Certificates

PG

Passed

S

(Banned)

15
Select Cast
Ramon Novarro
Francis X. Bushman
May McAvoy
Betty Bronson
Claire McDowell
Kathleen Key
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First viewed:
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Last viewed:
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Release Dates
US release date
 US release
8th October 1927
98 years 3 months 19 days ago
Denmark release date
 Denmark
1st October 1926
99 years 3 months 26 days ago
Austria release date
 Austria
12th November 1926
99 years 2 months 15 days ago
Finland release date
 Finland
25th December 1926
99 years 1 months 2 days ago
Sweden release date
 Sweden
26th December 1926
99 years 1 months 1 days ago
Hungary release date
 Hungary
20th January 1927
99 years 7 days ago
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Directed by
fred niblo Fred Niblo
charles brabin Charles Brabin
christy cabanne Christy Cabanne
jj cohn J.J. Cohn
rex ingram Rex Ingram
Starring
Ramon NovarroBen-Hur
Ramon NovarroBen-Hur
Francis X. BushmanMessala
Francis X. BushmanMessala
May McAvoyEsther
May McAvoyEsther
Betty BronsonMary
Betty BronsonMary
Claire McDowellPrincess of Hur
Claire McDowellPrincess of Hur
Kathleen KeyTirzah
Kathleen KeyTirzah
Carmel MyersIras
Carmel MyersIras
Nigel De BrulierSimonides
Nigel De BrulierSimonides
Mitchell LewisSheik Ilderim
Mitchell LewisSheik Ilderim
Leo WhiteSanballat
Leo WhiteSanballat
Frank CurrierArrius
Frank CurrierArrius
Charles BelcherBalthazar
Charles BelcherBalthazar
Dale FullerAmrah
Dale FullerAmrah
Winter HallJoseph
Winter HallJoseph
Reginald BarkerChariot Race Spectator
Reginald BarkerChariot Race Spectator
John BarrymoreChariot Race Spectator
John BarrymoreChariot Race Spectator
Lionel BarrymoreChariot Race Spectator
Lionel BarrymoreChariot Race Spectator
Clarence BrownChariot Race Spectator
Clarence BrownChariot Race Spectator
Manuel CaballeroRoman Guard
Manuel CaballeroRoman Guard
Gilbert Clayton
Gilbert Clayton
Gary CooperRoman Guard
Gary CooperRoman Guard
Joan CrawfordChariot Race Spectator
Joan CrawfordChariot Race Spectator
Marion DaviesChariot Race Spectator
Jacob Dance
William DonovanCharioteer of Corinthian Bay Team
Marion DaviesChariot Race Spectator
Bill ElliottChariot Race Spectator
William DonovanCharioteer of Corinthian Bay Team
Ray Erlenborn
Bill ElliottChariot Race Spectator
rex ingramDouglas FairbanksChariot Race Spectator
Ray Erlenborn
George FitzmauriceChariot Race Spectator
rex ingramDouglas FairbanksChariot Race Spectator
Sidney FranklinChariot Race Spectator
George FitzmauriceChariot Race Spectator
Clark GableRoman Guard
Sidney FranklinChariot Race Spectator
Rosita GarciaSlave Girl
Clark GableRoman Guard
Janet GaynorSlave Girl
Rosita GarciaSlave Girl
John GilbertChariot Race Spectator
Janet GaynorSlave Girl
John GilbertChariot Race Spectator
Dorothy GishChariot Race Spectator
Dorothy GishChariot Race Spectator
Lillian GishChariot Race Spectator
Lillian GishChariot Race Spectator
Samuel GoldwynChariot Race Spectator
Samuel GoldwynChariot Race Spectator
Harry GordonCenturion
Harry GordonCenturion
Sid GraumanChariot Race Spectator
Sid GraumanChariot Race Spectator
William Green
William Green
Noble JohnsonCrowd Member
Noble JohnsonCrowd Member
Joyzelle JoynerSlave Girl
Joyzelle JoynerSlave Girl
Rupert JulianChariot Race Spectator
Rupert JulianChariot Race Spectator
Henry KingChariot Race Spectator
Henry KingChariot Race Spectator
rex ingramHarold LloydChariot Race Spectator
rex ingramHarold LloydChariot Race Spectator
Carole LombardSlave Girl
Carole LombardSlave Girl
Myrna LoySlave Girl
Myrna LoySlave Girl
Cliff LyonsCharioteer
Cliff LyonsCharioteer
Mickey Millerick
Mickey Millerick
Carlotta MontiSlave Girl
Carlotta MontiSlave Girl
Colleen MooreChariot Race Spectator
Colleen MooreChariot Race Spectator
Claude PaytonJesus Christ
Claude PaytonJesus Christ
Mary PickfordChariot Race Spectator
Mary PickfordChariot Race Spectator
Satini PualoaExtra
Satini PualoaExtra
Leonora Summers
Leonora Summers
Tom TylerCharioteer
Tom TylerCharioteer
Fay WraySlave Girl
Fay WraySlave Girl
Christiane YvesHedonist
Christiane YvesHedonist
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1926-10-01
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News from around the web
Why Ben-Hur Is Still the Best Jesus Christ Movie Ever Made  Den of Geek Fri, 18th April 2025

34 Years Before ‘Ben-Hur,’ This Underrated Classic Told the Exact Same Story in a Way That’s Just As Epic  Collider Tue, 30th December 2025

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Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ (1925) - Movie Review  Alternate Ending - Movie Reviews Mon, 15th September 2008

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