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Ben-Hur

1959, William Wyler

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Rating

Rank

# 210

Groups

Charlton Heston - Actor

Robert Surtees - Cinematographer

Miklós Rózsa - Composer

Released

1959

Director

William Wyler

Starring

Charlton Heston, Jack Hawkins, Haya Harareet, Stephen Boyd, Hugh Griffith

Country

USA

Genres

History / Action / Adventure / Drama / Romance / Religion / Epic

Language

English

Color

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