TY  - ADVS
AU  - Niblo,Fred
AU  - Mayer,Louis B.
AU  - Goldwyn,Samuel
AU  - Thalberg,Irving G.
AU  - Wilson,Carey
AU  - Meredyth,Bess
AU  - Mathis,June
AU  - Gibbons,Cedric
AU  - Novarro,Ramon
AU  - Bushman,Francis X.
AU  - McAvoy,May
AU  - Bronson,Betty
AU  - McDowell,Clare
AU  - Wallace,Lew
ED  - Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.
ED  - Turner Entertainment Co. Collection (Library of Congress)
TI  - Ben-Hur: a tale of the Christ 
AV  - FQA 5553.W34 1961 
PY  - 1961///
CY  - United States
PB  - Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
KW  - Jesus Christ
KW  - Jews
KW  - Persecutions
KW  - Drama
KW  - Paganism
KW  - Chariot racing
KW  - Leprosy in the Bible
KW  - Holy Roman Empire
KW  - History
KW  - Religious films
KW  - lcgft
KW  - Feature films
KW  - Fiction films
KW  - Ancient world
KW  - Feature
KW  - migfg
N1  - Copyright: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Distributing Corp.; 8Oct27; LP24477; Production and distribution information verified in Brownlow's, The Parade's gone by, p. 385-413; The Nativity sequence was filmed in color and directed by Ferdinand P. Earle, per AFI catalog, F2, p. 51; Summary is paraphrased from AFI catalog, F2, p. 51; Based on the novel by General Lew Wallace; English language interior titles with musical track added; Screened for credits; Source used: Variety film reviews, 1/6/1926; Photography by Rene Guissart, Percy Hilburn, Karl Struss, Clyde DeVinna ; settings by Cedric Gibbons, Horace Jackson ; titles by Katharine Hilliker, H.H. Caldwell ; film editor, Lloyd Nosler; Ramon Novarro (Ben-Hur), Francis X. Bushman (Messala), May McAvoy (Esther), Betty Bronson (Mary), Claire McDowell (Princess of Hur)
N2  - In Jerusalem, oppressed by the power of Imperial Rome, Ben-Hur, of the Jewish house of Hur, develops a friendship with Messala, a Roman centurion, which turns to enmity when he learns of Messala's egotism and hatred of the Jews; to please the governor, Messala arrests Ben-Hur's entire family when a loose tile accidentally falls from the roof of their house and kills a Roman general. Sentenced as a galley slave and driven into the desert, Ben-Hur meets the Christ, who gives him water and refreshes his spirit; when he saves the life of Arrius, the Roman ship commander, he is adopted by Arrius and becomes popular and wealthy as a charioteer. During a chariot race against Messala, in Rome, Ben-Hur gets revenge against Messala by defeating him. In Jerusalem, where Jesus is crucified, Ben-Hur is recognized by his leprous mother and sister and learns of Jesus' mission to save mankind. With the help of Esther, Ben-Hur's mother and sister are cured and the entire family is reunited
ER  -