Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ (1925) - film review

Fred Niblo, Charles Brabin, Christy Cabanne, J.J. Cohn, Rex Ingram

Adventure / Drama / Romance

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Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ is an American romantic film drama first released in 1925, directed by Fred Niblo, Charles Brabin, Christy Cabanne, J.J. Cohn and Rex Ingram. The film stars Ramon Novarro, Francis X. Bushman, May McAvoy, Betty Bronson and Claire McDowell. Our overall rating for this film is: very good.

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Director: Fred Niblo, Charles Brabin, Christy Cabanne, J.J. Cohn, Rex Ingram
Script: Lew Wallace, June Mathis, Carey Wilson, Bess Meredyth, Katherine Hilliker, H.H. Caldwell
Photo: Clyde De Vinna, René Guissart, Percy Hilburn, Glenn Kershner, Karl Struss
Music: William Axt, Carl Davis, David Mendoza
Cast: Ramon Novarro (Judah Ben-Hur), Francis X. Bushman (Messala), May McAvoy (Esther), Betty Bronson (Mary), Claire McDowell (Princess of Hur), Kathleen Key (Tirzah), Carmel Myers (Iras), Nigel De Brulier (Simonides), Mitchell Lewis (Sheik Ilderim), Leo White (Sanballat), Frank Currier (Quintus Arrius), Charles Belcher (Balthazar), Dale Fuller (Amrah), Winter Hall (Joseph), Reginald Barker (Crowd extra in chariot race), John Barrymore (Crowd extra in chariot race), Lionel Barrymore (Crowd extra in chariot race), Clarence Brown (Crowd extra in chariot race), Gilbert Clayton (Extra), Gary Cooper (Extra), Joan Crawford (Crowd Extra in Chariot Race), Marion Davies (Crowd extra in chariot race), William Donovan (Extra), Ray Erlenborn (Extra), Douglas Fairbanks (Crowd extra in chariot race), George Fitzmaurice (Crowd extra in chariot race), Sidney Franklin (Crowd extra in chariot race), Clark Gable (Extra), Rosita Garcia (Slave Girl), Janet Gaynor (Slave Girl (unconfirmed)), John Gilbert (Crowd extra in chariot race), Dorothy Gish (Crowd extra in chariot race), Lillian Gish (Crowd extra in chariot race), Samuel Goldwyn (Crowd extra in chariot race), Harry Gordon (Centurion), Sid Grauman (Crowd extra in chariot race), William Green (Extra), Joyzelle Joyner (Slave Girl (unconfirmed)), Rupert Julian (Crowd extra in chariot race), Henry King (Crowd extra in chariot race), Harold Lloyd (Crowd extra in chariot race), Carole Lombard (Slave Girl), Myrna Loy (Slave Girl), Cliff Lyons (Chariot driver), Mickey Millerick (Extra), Carlotta Monti (Slave Girl), Colleen Moore (Crowd extra in chariot race), Claude Payton (Jesus), Mary Pickford (Crowd extra in chariot race), Sally Rand (Slave Girl (unconfirmed)), Leonora Summers (Extra), Tom Tyler (Chariot driver), Fay Wray (Slave Girl (unconfirmed)), Christiane Yves (Hedonist)
Country: USA
Language: English
Runtime: 143 min; B&W; silent

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