Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ (1925)
Directed by Fred Niblo · 143 min · Adventure, Drama, Romance, Action
43.9 TOPICAL score · #2,371 of 6,776 films
Vote for it on the board →Erstwhile childhood friends, Judah Ben-Hur and Messala meet again as adults, this time with Roman officer Messala as conqueror and Judah as a wealthy, though conquered, Israelite. A slip of a brick during a Roman parade causes Judah to be sent off as a galley slave, his property confiscated and his mother and sister imprisoned. Years later, as a result of his determination to stay alive and his willingness to aid his Roman master, Judah returns to his homeland an exalted and wealthy Roman athlete. Unable to find his mother and sister, and believing them dead, he can think of nothing else than revenge against Messala.
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ (1925, directed by Fred Niblo) has a TOPICAL score of 43.9 - ranked 2,371 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on historical impact and critics, and lowest on awards. Critics: 96% on Rotten Tomatoes · 7.8/10 critics' average. Audiences: TMDB 7.3/10 (119 ratings). Wikipedia covers it in 30 languages, and the Library of Congress chose it for the National Film Registry.
Why this score
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- Critics96% on Rotten Tomatoes · 7.8/10 critics' average
- AudienceTMDB 7.3/10 (119 ratings)
- Awards0 wins, 0 nominations
- ImpactWikipedia articles in 30 languages · National Film Registry
- Still read13,244 Wikipedia readers in the last 60 days
Starring: Ramón Novarro, Francis X. Bushman, May McAvoy, Betty Bronson