Ben-Hur (1959)

Actors

• Charlton Heston (actor)
• Jack Hawkins (actor)
• Enzo Fiermonte (actor)
• Hugh Griffith (actor)
• Richard Hale (actor)
• Lando Buzzanca (actor)
• Michael Dugan (actor)
• Franco Fantasia (actor)
• Giuliano Gemma (actor)
• Stephen Boyd (actor)
• Robert Brown (actor)
• Mino Doro (actor)
• Finlay Currie (actor)
• John Horsley (actor)
• Finlay Currie (actor)

Genres

• Adventure
• Drama

Taglines:

A Tale of the Christ
It's an insane world, but still there's one sanity that remains; the LOYALTY of old friends!!
The World's Most Honored Motion Picture
The Entertainment Experience of a Lifetime!

Quotes:

Judah Ben-Hur: If you were not a bride, I would kiss you goodbye.::Esther: If I were not a bride, there would be no goodbyes to be said.

1st Jailer: [looking in records] Miriam, wife... Tirzah, daughter.::Drusus: Yes, they're the ones. Are they alive?::1st Jailer: [examining the records, he is pessimistic] East section... lower level. Cell two. The jailer in that wing will know.::[Drusus is led down various passages into the lower dungeons]::Drusus: How long since you've seen them?::2nd Jailer: Never - and I've been here three years. But they're alive, all right.::2nd Jailer: [after demonstrating a slot in the bottom of the cell door] The food disappears.

Simonides: Judah-Ben Hur! You've come back to us like a returning faith! Oh Judah, I should like to laugh again. Let us laugh!::Judah Ben-Hur: We will laugh.::Simonides: There will be joy again in this house! We will celebrate! Among the dust and cobwebs...::[Simonides sobs]

Sheik Ilderim: Balthasar is a good man. But until all men are like him, we must keep our swords bright!::Judah Ben-Hur: And our intentions true! So I must leave you.::Sheik Ilderim: One last thought: There is no law in the arena; many are killed... I hope to see you again, Judah Ben-Hur.

Judah Ben-Hur: [dipping a hand in a stream] When the Romans were marching me to the galleys, thirst had almost killed me. A man gave me water to drink, and I went on living. I should have done better if I'd poured it into the sand!::Balthasar: No.::Judah Ben-Hur: I'm thirsty still.

Pontius Pilate: A grown man knows the world he lives in. For the moment, that world is Rome.

Quintus Arrius: In his eagerness to save you, your God has also saved the Roman fleet.

Quintus Arrius: Now listen to me, all of you. You are all condemned men. We keep you alive to serve this ship. So row well, and live.

Messala: By condemning without hesitation an old friend, I shall be feared.

Sextus: You can break a man's skull, you can arrest him, you can throw him into a dungeon. But how do you control what's up here? [taps his head] How do you fight an idea?