Ben-Hur (1959)

1959

Action / Adventure / Drama / History / War

IMDb Rating 8/10


Plot summary

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.