Cinematic background from Ben-Hur 1959 - In 25 AD, Judah Ben-Hur, a Jew in ancient Judea, opposes the occupying Roman empire. Falsely accused by a Roman childhood friend-turned-overlord of trying to kill the Roman governor, he is put into slavery and his mother and sister are taken away as prisoners.

Ben-Hur

1959

Adventure, Drama

Directors:
William Wyler
Writers:
Christopher Fry, S.N. Behrman, Maxwell Anderson, Karl Tunberg, Lew Wallace, Gore Vidal
Official poster of Ben-Hur 1959 directed by William Wyler