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Ben-Hur

Ben-Hur

Nov 18, 1959
212 min
HistoryDramaAdventure
7.9/ 10
2,967 votes

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.

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TMDB
7.9/10
2,967 votes
IMDB
8.1/10
265,466 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
87%
Tomatometer
Metacritic
M
90/100
Metascore

Media

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Performance & Recognition

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Box Office & Budget

Budget$15,000,000Production cost
Box Office$164,000,000Worldwide gross
Profit$149,000,000Profitable
ROI
+993.3%Return on investment
US Box Office$74,432,704Domestic earnings

Awards & Nominations

Won 11 Oscars. 29 wins & 13 nominations total

Details

Production information

"The entertainment experience of a lifetime!"

Status

Released

Original Language

en

Budget

$15,000,000

Revenue

$164,000,000

Production Companies

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

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