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050 0 0 _aFQA 5553.W34 1961
130 0 _aBen-Hur (Motion picture : 1925)
245 1 0 _aBen-Hur :
_ba tale of the Christ /
_cWALLACE,Lew
246 3 0 _aTale of the Christ
257 _aUnited States.
260 _aUnited States :
_bMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer,
_c1961.
300 _a14 film reels of 14 on 7 (ca. 129 min., 11,554 ft.) :
_bsd., b&w and col. ;
_c35 mm.
_3theatrical projection print.
500 _aCopyright: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Distributing Corp.; 8Oct27; LP24477.
500 _aProduction and distribution information verified in Brownlow's, The Parade's gone by, p. 385-413.
500 _aThe Nativity sequence was filmed in color and directed by Ferdinand P. Earle, per AFI catalog, F2, p. 51.
500 _aSummary is paraphrased from AFI catalog, F2, p. 51.
500 _aBased on the novel by General Lew Wallace.
500 _aEnglish language interior titles with musical track added.
500 _aScreened for credits.
500 _aSource used: Variety film reviews, 1/6/1926.
508 _aPhotography 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.
511 1 _aRamon Novarro (Ben-Hur), Francis X. Bushman (Messala), May McAvoy (Esther), Betty Bronson (Mary), Claire McDowell (Princess of Hur).
520 _aIn 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.
541 _3theatrical projection print;
600 0 0 _aJesus Christ
_vDrama.
650 0 _aJews
_xPersecutions
_vDrama.
650 0 _aPaganism
_vDrama.
650 0 _aChariot racing
_vDrama.
650 0 _aLeprosy in the Bible
_vDrama.
651 0 _aHoly Roman Empire
_xHistory
_vDrama.
655 7 _aReligious films.
_2lcgft
655 7 _aFeature films.
_2lcgft
655 7 _aFiction films.
_2lcgft
655 7 _aAncient world
_vFeature.
_2migfg
700 1 _aNiblo, Fred,
_d1874-1948,
_edirection.
700 1 _aMayer, Louis B.
_q(Louis Burt),
_d1885-1957,
_eproduction.
700 1 _aGoldwyn, Samuel,
_d1879-1974,
_eproduction.
700 1 _aThalberg, Irving G.,
_d1899-1936,
_eproduction.
700 1 _aWilson, Carey,
_d1889-1962,
_ewriting.
700 1 _aMeredyth, Bess,
_ewriting.
700 1 _aMathis, June,
_d1892-1927,
_ewriting.
700 1 _aGibbons, Cedric,
_d1895-1960,
_eproduction design.
700 1 _aNovarro, Ramon,
_d1899-1968,
_ecast.
700 1 _aBushman, Francis X.,
_d1883-1966,
_ecast.
700 1 _aMcAvoy, May,
_d1901-1984,
_ecast.
700 1 _aBronson, Betty,
_d1906-1971,
_ecast.
700 1 _aMcDowell, Clare,
_d1877-1966,
_ecast.
700 1 _aWallace, Lew,
_d1827-1905.
_tBen-Hur.
710 2 _aMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer.
710 2 _aTurner Entertainment Co. Collection (Library of Congress)
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