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Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ
1925 2h 23m Not Rated
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A Jewish prince seeks to find his family and revenge himself upon his childhood friend who had him wrongly imprisoned.
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Directed By
Fred Niblo
Written By
Lew Wallace
,
Carey Wilson
,
June Mathis
Studio
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
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Cast of Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ
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
Reginald Barker
Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited)
John Barrymore
Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited)
Lionel Barrymore
Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited)
Clarence Brown
Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited)
Manuel Caballero
Roman Guard (uncredited)
Gilbert Clayton
(uncredited)
Joan Crawford
Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited)
Jacob Dance
Wealthy Man (uncredited)
Marion Davies
Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited)
William Donovan
Charioteer of Corinthian Bay Team (uncredited)
Bill Elliott
Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited)
Ray Erlenborn
(uncredited)
Douglas Fairbanks
Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited)
George Fitzmaurice
Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited)
Sidney Franklin
Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited)
Rosita Garcia
Slave Girl (uncredited)
Janet Gaynor
Slave Girl (uncredited)
John Gilbert
Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited)
Dorothy Gish
Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited)
Lillian Gish
Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited)
Samuel Goldwyn
Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited)
Harry Gordon
Centurion (uncredited)
Sid Grauman
Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited)
William Green
Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited)
Noble Johnson
Crowd Member (uncredited)
Rupert Julian
Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited)
Henry King
Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited)
Harold Lloyd
Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited)
Carole Lombard
Slave Girl (uncredited)
Cliff Lyons
Charioteer (uncredited)
Mickey Millerick
(uncredited)
Carlotta Monti
Slave Girl (uncredited)
Colleen Moore
Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited)
Claude Payton
Jesus Christ (uncredited)
Mary Pickford
Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited)
Satini Pualoa
Extra (uncredited)
Leonora Summers
(uncredited)
Tom Tyler
Charioteer (uncredited)
Christiane Yves
Hedonist (uncredited)
Gary Cooper
Roman Guard (uncredited)
Clark Gable
Roman Guard (uncredited)
Myrna Loy
Slave Girl (uncredited)
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ Reviews
Antagony & Ecstasy
Tim Brayton
Best enjoyed as a sample of the state of the art circa 1925, not as a timeless masterpiece.
Journal and Courier (Lafayette, IN)
Bob Bloom
Hokey by today's standards, but one of the greatest silent film spectacles.
TV Guide
TV Guide Staff
A spectacular silent epic that's only about as half as long as the elephantine 1959 William Wyler remake, yet is at least twice as entertaining.
Movie Metropolis
John J. Puccio
Yes, you'll also find the chariot race in here, and you may even find it as exciting or more exciting than the one Heston enacted.
Decent Films
Steven D. Greydanus
At nearly 2½ hours long, the 1925 version is still an hour shorter than the 1959 version, yet the story is essentially the same, and the scale similarly impressive.
New York Times
Mordaunt Hall
Ramon Novarro, who plays the part of Ben-Hur, is a sturdy, handsome young chap, with an excellent figure. His performance is all that one could wish, for he is fervent and earnest throughout.
Variety
Fred Schader
Ben Hur is a picture for all times. No matter what happens to others, Ben Hur will remain, as the Bible remains.
Brooklyn Daily Eagle
Martin Dickstein
As a spectacle, a tremendous pictorial achievement, a truly Immense conception of the unlimltatlons of the motion picture camera, I can for comparison with the film... only hazy recollections of D. W. Griffith's Intolerance.
Motion Picture News
George T. Pardy
[The film's] regal magnificence, poetic touches, compelling atmosphere and marvelously executed thrill episodes testify eloquently to the rare ability of Director Fred Niblo.
Photoplay
Shadow Stage
This is a truly great picture. No one, no matter what his age or religion, should miss it. And take the children.
The Film Daily
Film Daily Staff
One of the truly great pictures which will stand the test of time.
Cine-Mundial
Francisco J. Ariza
Superior to the previous iterations of the same character, embodies all possible technical perfections... and all photography refinements and handling of large masses that made the great famous biblical photodramas. [Full review in Spanish]
Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)
Ken Hanke
Has merits not found in William Wyler's Oscar-laden 1959 remake.
Boulder Weekly
Thomas Delapa
Novelist Lew Wallace's 'Tale of Christ' got the silent Hollywood treatment, and how, in M-G-M's elephantine costume epic.
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