Ben-Hur (1959)

Ben-Hur (1959) - History Movies 222 minutes. Ben Hur, Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ, Бен-хур, Μπεν Χουρ, Бен-Гур, 賓漢, בן חור, 벤허, Ben-Hur : En berättelse från Kristi tid, Ben Hur, Ben Hur, Ben Hur. 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. epic, governor, middle east, based on novel or book, roman empire, politics, christianity, jew persecution, jewish life, roman, miracle, jerusalem, prince, chariot race, leprosy, redemption, religious conversion, ancient rome, gay interest, love, friends, remake, revenge, judaism, religion, historical fiction, period drama, dungeon, galley, hatred, sheikh, sea battle, jewish family, galley slave, childhood sweetheart, salvation, 1st century, jesus christ, false imprisonment, judea, subjugated people, awestruck