Ben-Hur, 1959

Ben-Hur

Director: William Wyler

Studio: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Audience Rating: 7.885

Genres: History, Drama, Adventure

Overview: In 26 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.