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Ben-Hur

1959 3h 42m

7.8 / 10

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  • History
  • Drama
  • Adventure
  • Action

Overview

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.