Adventure Drama Romance
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.
Directed by
Fred Niblo
Noble Johnson
Crowd Member (uncredited)
Clark Gable
Roman Guard (uncredited)
Lillian Gish
Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited)
Gary Cooper
Roman Guard (uncredited)
Myrna Loy
Slave Girl (uncredited)
Lionel Barrymore
Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited)
Mary Pickford
Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited)
Carole Lombard
Slave Girl (uncredited)
Joan Crawford
Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited)
John Gilbert
Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited)
Claire McDowell
Princess of Hur
Francis X. Bushman
Messala
Frank McGrath
Betty Bronson
Mary
John Barrymore
Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited)
Douglas Fairbanks
Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited)
Ramon Novarro
Judah Ben-Hur
Tom Tyler
Charioteer (uncredited)
Harold Lloyd
Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited)
Colleen Moore
Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited)
Janet Gaynor
Slave Girl (uncredited)
Cliff Lyons
Charioteer (uncredited)
Bill Elliott
Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited)
Marion Davies
Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited)
Nigel De Brulier
Simonides
Mitchell Lewis
Sheik Ilderim
Dale Fuller
Amrah
Dorothy Gish
Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited)
Winter Hall
Joseph
Carmel Myers
Iras
Leo White
Sanballat
Carlotta Monti
Slave Girl (uncredited)
Frank Currier
Quintus Arrius
May McAvoy
Esther
David Sharpe
Kathleen Key
Tirzah
Charles Belcher
Balthazar
Rosita Garcia
Slave Girl (uncredited)
Manuel Caballero
Roman Guard (uncredited)
Gilbert Clayton
(uncredited)
Jacob Dance
Wealthy Man (uncredited)
William Donovan
Charioteer of Corinthian Bay Team (uncredited)
Ray Erlenborn
(uncredited)
Harry Gordon
Centurion (uncredited)
Sid Grauman
Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited)
William Green
Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited)
Claude Payton
Jesus Christ (uncredited)
Satini Pualoa
Extra (uncredited)
Leonora Summers
(uncredited)
Christiane Yves
Hedonist (uncredited)
Allen Pomeroy

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