Ben Hur
(1959)
Regisseur:
William WylerSchauspieler:
Charlton Heston, Haya Harareet, Stephen Boyd, Martha Scott, Cathy O'Donnell, Jack Hawkins, Sam Jaffe, Hugh Griffith, Finlay Currie, Frank Thring, George Relph, André Morell, Terence Longdon, Ady Berber, Lando Buzzanca, Giuliano GemmaAnfang des 1. Jahrhunderts trifft der israelitische Prinz Ben Hur (Charlton Heston) seinen alten Freund Messala (Stephen Boyd), der es inzwischen zum römischen Tribun gebracht hat, in Jerusalem wieder. Doch die Freundschaft wird durch die verschiedenen politischen Ansichten der beiden getrübt. Die Lage spitzt sich zu, als Messala durch einen unglücklichen Zwischenfall fast getötet wird. Er gibt Ben Hur die Schuld und schickt ihn auf eine Galeere. Dort kämpft der unschuldig Verurteilte ums Überleben und schwört Rache.
Remake des Stummfilmklassikers von 1924/26, in dem die Tragödie der israelitischen Familie Hur und der Konflikt zwischen Ben Hur und dem römischen Tribun Messala geschildert wird. Höhepunkt des mit 11 Oscars ausgezeichneten Monumentalfilmes ist das berühmte Quadrigarennen.
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. Three years later and freed by a grateful Roman galley commander whom he has rescued from drowning, he becomes an expert charioteer for Rome, all the while plotting to return to Judea, find and rescue his family, and avenge himself on his former friend. All the while, the form and work of Jesus move in the background of his life...
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. Three years later and freed by a grateful Roman galley commander whom he has rescued from drowning, he becomes an expert charioteer for Rome, all the while plotting to return to Judea, find and rescue his family, and avenge himself on his former friend. All the while, the form and work of Jesus move in the background of his life...
