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In ancient Judea, a Jewish aristocrat opposing Roman occupation of his homeland reunites with his childhood friend, now a Roman commander — setting in motion a saga of betrayal, adventure, tragedy, revenge, and faith.
HistoryDramaAdventuregovernormiddle eastbased on novel or bookroman empirepoliticschristianityjew persecutionjewish liferomanmiraclejerusalemprince
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Character
Earnest, epic, classical in form and grave.
- earnestironic
- intimateepic
- classical in formformally daring
- gravecomic
- cooloverwhelming
Who loves it, who doesn't
34 profiled raters. Loved most by The Sinceres; disliked most by The Formalists.
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Cast
- Charlton HestonJudah Ben-Hur
- Stephen BoydMessala
- Hugh GriffithScheich Ildirim
- Jack HawkinsQuintus Arrius
- Haya HarareetEsther
- Martha ScottMiriam
- Cathy O'DonnellTirzah
- Sam JaffeSimonides
- Finlay CurrieBalthasar
- Frank ThringPontius Pilatus
Crew
- William WylerDirector
- Karl TunbergScreenplay
- Lew WallaceNovel
- Robert SurteesDirector of Photography
- Miklós RózsaOriginal Music Composer
- Ralph E. WintersEditor
- John D. DunningEditor
- Sam ZimbalistProducer
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Pairings
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A Bridge Too Far 197772% alikeBoth earnest, epic, classical in form.
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Kagemusha 198071% alikeBoth earnest, epic, grave.
War and Peace 201678% alikeSeries · Both earnest, epic, classical in form.
Shōgun 202478% alikeSeries · Both earnest, epic, classical in form.
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