Ben-Hur (1958) William Wyler - Ben-Hur (18.05.1958 / 30.01.1959)

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Ben-Hur (1959)

Directed by 

William Wyler

Writing Credits  

Lew Wallace	...	(novel) (as General Lew Wallace)
Karl Tunberg	...	(screenplay)
Gore Vidal	...	(contributing writer) (uncredited)
Maxwell Anderson	...	(contributing writer) (uncredited)
S.N. Behrman	...	(contributing writer) (uncredited)
Christopher Fry	...	(contributing writer) (uncredited)

Cast (in credits order) verified as complete  

	Charlton Heston	...	Judah Ben-Hur
	Jack Hawkins	...	Quintus Arrius
	Haya Harareet	...	Esther
	Stephen Boyd	...	Messala
	Hugh Griffith	...	Sheik Ilderim
	Martha Scott	...	Miriam
	Cathy O'Donnell	...	Tirzah
	Sam Jaffe	...	Simonides
	Finlay Currie	...	Balthasar / Narrator
	Frank Thring	...	Pontius Pilate
	Terence Longdon	...	Drusus
	George Relph	...	Tiberius Caesar
	André Morell	...	Sextus
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
	Fortunato Arena	...	Soldier (uncredited)
	Bruno Ariè	...	Roman Officer (uncredited)
	Les Ballets Africains	...	Dancers at Roman Banquet (uncredited)
	Emma Baron	...	Jewish Woman (uncredited)
	Ady Berber	...	Malluch (uncredited)
	Marina Berti	...	Flavia (uncredited)
	Hugh Billingsley	...	Mario (uncredited)
	Jerry Brown	...	The Corinthian (uncredited)
	Robert Brown	...	Chief of Rowers (uncredited)
	Lando Buzzanca	...	Jewish Slave in the Desert (uncredited)
	Joe Canutt	...	Sportsman (uncredited)
	Otello Capanna	...	The Byzantine (uncredited)
	Emile Carrer	...	Rower No. 28 (uncredited)
	Richard Coleman	...	Metellus (uncredited)
	Antonio Corevi	...	Senator (uncredited)
	Michael Cosmo	...	Raimondo (uncredited)
	Alfredo Danesi	...	The Armenian (uncredited)
	David Davies	...	Quaestor (uncredited)
	Carmen de Hohenlohe	...	Guest at Banquet (uncredited)
	Victor De La Fosse	...	Galley Officer (uncredited)
	Liana Del Balzo	...	Guest at Banquet (uncredited)
	Mino Doro	...	Gratus (uncredited)
	Michael Dugan	...	Seaman (uncredited)
	Franco Fantasia	...	Roman Soldier Who Brings Crown to Gratus (uncredited)
	Dino Fazio	...	Marcello (uncredited)
	Enzo Fiermonte	...	Galley Officer (uncredited)
	Bob Folkerson	...	Chariot Racer (uncredited)
	Giuliano Gemma	...	Roman Officer with Messala (uncredited)
	John Glenn	...	Rower No. 42 (uncredited)
	José Greci	...	Mary (uncredited)
	Richard Hale	...	Gaspar (uncredited)
	Claude Heater	...	Jesus - The Christ (uncredited)
	Prince Hohenlohe	...	Guest at Banquet (uncredited)
	John Horsley	...	Spintho (uncredited)
	Eddie Juaregui	...	The Athenian (uncredited)
	William Kiehl	...	Soldier (uncredited)
	Duncan Lamont	...	Marius (uncredited)
	Howard Lang	...	Hortator (uncredited)
	Stevenson Lang	...	Blind Man (uncredited)
	John Le Mesurier	...	Doctor (uncredited)
	Tutte Lemkow	...	Leper (uncredited)
	Cliff Lyons	...	The Lubian (uncredited)
	Luigi Marra	...	The Syrian (uncredited)
	Ferdy Mayne	...	Captain of Rescue Ship (uncredited)
	May McAvoy	...	Woman in Crowd (uncredited)
	Nona Medici	...	Guest at Banquet (uncredited)
	Furio Meniconi	...	Soldier (uncredited)
	Tiberio Mitri	...	Roman at Bath (uncredited)
	Aldo Mozele	...	Barca (uncredited)
	Thomas O'Leary	...	Starter at Race (uncredited)
	Remington Olmsted	...	Decurian (uncredited)
	Laurence Payne	...	Joseph (uncredited)
	Aldo Pial	...	Cavalry Officer (uncredited)
	Vladimiro Picciafuochi	...	Soldier (uncredited)
	Aldo Pini	...	Bad Thief on Cross (uncredited)
	Ferdinando Poggi	...	Soldier (uncredited)
	Diego Pozzetto	...	Villager (uncredited)
	Prince Raimondo	...	Guest at Banquet (uncredited)
	Stella Rho	...	Amrah (uncredited)
	Edwin Richfield	...	Supplier to Leper Colony (uncredited)
	Mario Rivoltella	...	Undetermined Role (uncredited)
	Hector Ross	...	Officer (uncredited)
	Emanuele Ruspoli	...	Guest at Banquet (uncredited)
	Amerigo Santarelli	...	Rower (uncredited)
	Maxwell Shaw	...	Rower No. 43 (uncredited)
	Noel Sheldon	...	Centurion (uncredited)
	Aldo Silvani	...	Man in Nazareth (uncredited)
	Reginald Lal Singh	...	Melchior (uncredited)
	Gianni Solaro	...	Galley Officer (uncredited)
	Pietro Tordi	...	Pilate's Servant (uncredited)
	Giuseppe Tosi	...	Chariot Driver (uncredited)
	Ralph Truman	...	Aide to Tiberius (uncredited)
	Raimondo Van Riel	...	Old Man (uncredited)
	Venantino Venantini	...	Palefrenier de la course de chars (uncredited)
	Dervis Ward	...	Jailer (uncredited)
	Irina Wassilchikoff	...	Guest at Banquet (uncredited)
	Joe Yrigoyen	...	The Egyptian - Chariot Racer (uncredited)
	Nazzareno Zamperla	...	Roman Soldier with a Bow on Galley (uncredited)

Produced by 

Sam Zimbalist	...	producer
Sol C. Siegel	...	executive producer (uncredited)
Joseph Vogel	...	executive producer (uncredited)
William Wyler	...	producer (uncredited)

Music by 

Miklós Rózsa

...

(as Miklos Rozsa)

Cinematography by 

Robert Surtees

...

director of photography (as Robert L. Surtees)

Film Editing by 

John D. Dunning	...	film editor
Ralph E. Winters	...	film editor
Margaret Booth	...	(uncredited)

Casting By 

Irene Howard

...

(uncredited)

Production Design by 

Vittorio Valentini

...

(uncredited)

Art Direction by 

Edward C. Carfagno	...	(as Edward Carfagno)
William A. Horning

Set Decoration by 

Hugh Hunt

...

(set decorations)

Costume Design by 

Elizabeth Haffenden

Makeup Department 

Gabriella Borzelli	...	hair stylist
Charles E. Parker	...	makeup (as Charles Parker)

Production Management 

Edward Woehler	...	unit production manager
J.J. Cohn	...	production manager (uncredited)
Dave Friedman	...	production manager (uncredited)
Henry Henigson	...	production manager (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director 

Gus Agosti	...	assistant director
Yakima Canutt	...	second unit director
Alberto Cardone	...	assistant director
Andrew Marton	...	second unit director
John Alarimo	...	second assistant director (uncredited)
Ferdinando Baldi	...	assistant director (uncredited)
Sergio Leone	...	second unit director (uncredited)
Mario Soldati	...	second unit director (uncredited)
Richard Thorpe	...	third unit director (uncredited)

Art Department 

Sante Barelli	...	scenic artist
Ken Adam	...	assistant art director (uncredited)
Mentor Huebner	...	primary conceptual artist and production illustrator (uncredited)
Harold Michelson	...	storyboard artist (uncredited)
Massimo Palmieri	...	contruction manager (uncredited)
Italo Tomassi	...	head scenic painter (uncredited)

Sound Department 

Sash Fisher	...	sound recordist
Franklin Milton	...	recording supervisor
William Steinkamp	...	sound recordist
Van Allen James	...	co-supervising sound editor (uncredited)
Milo B. Lory	...	special sound effects (uncredited)
Mauro Zambuto	...	sound engineer (uncredited)

Special Effects by 

Umberto Dessena	...	special effects (uncredited)
Doug Hubbard	...	special effects (uncredited)
Petro Vlahos	...	special effects engineer (uncredited)

Visual Effects by 

A. Arnold Gillespie	...	special photographic effects
Robert R. Hoag	...	special photographic effects
Lee LeBlanc	...	special photographic effects
R.A. MacDonald	...	visual effects (uncredited)
Cliff Shirpser	...	special photographic effects (uncredited)
Matthew Yuricich	...	matte artist (uncredited)

Stunts 

Bill Babcock	...	stunts (uncredited)
Jerry Brown	...	stunts (uncredited)
Joe Canutt	...	stunt double: Charlton Heston (uncredited) / stunts (uncredited)
Tap Canutt	...	stunts (uncredited)
Michael Dugan	...	stunts (uncredited)
Bob Folkerson	...	chariot driver (uncredited)
Mickey Gilbert	...	stunts (uncredited)
Eddie Juaregui	...	stunts (uncredited)
Cliff Lyons	...	stunts (uncredited)
Nosher Powell	...	stunts (uncredited)
Glenn Randall Jr.	...	stunts (uncredited)
David Sharpe	...	stunts (uncredited)
Boyd Stockman	...	stunts (uncredited)
Joe Yrigoyen	...	stunt double: Stephen Boyd (uncredited)
Ian Yule	...	stunts (uncredited)
Nazzareno Zamperla	...	stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department 

Domenico Parrello	...	grip
Piero Portalupi	...	additional photography (as Pietro Portalupi)
Harold E. Wellman	...	additional photography
Eric Carpenter	...	still photographer (uncredited)
Nino DiGiovanni	...	still photographer (uncredited)
Owen Marsh	...	assistant camera (uncredited)
Meredith M. Nicholson	...	camera operator: second unit (uncredited)
Edward Phillips	...	assistant camera (uncredited)
Piero Portalupi	...	camera operator: second unit (uncredited)
John Schmitz	...	camera operator (uncredited)
Edward Wahrman	...	assistant camera (uncredited)
Harold E. Wellman	...	camera operator: third unit (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department 

Joan Joseff	...	costume jeweller (uncredited)
Jack Martell	...	wardrobe (uncredited)

Editorial Department 

Joan Bridge	...	color consultant: costumes
Charles K. Hagedon	...	color consultant: settings
Fredric Steinkamp	...	associate editor (uncredited)

Music Department 

Alex Alexander	...	musician: cello (uncredited)
Gus Bivona	...	musician: clarinet (uncredited)
John T. Boudreau	...	musician: drums (uncredited)
Manuel Compinsky	...	musician: violin (uncredited)
Alexander Courage	...	orchestrator (uncredited)
Leonard A. Engel	...	supervising music editor (uncredited)
Conrad Gozzo	...	musician: trumpet (uncredited)
Virginia Majewski	...	musician: viola (uncredited)
Max Rabinowitz	...	musician: piano (uncredited)
Uan Rasey	...	musician: trumpet (uncredited)
Miklós Rózsa	...	conductor (uncredited) / orchestrator (uncredited)
Eugene Zador	...	orchestrator (uncredited)

Other crew 

Ferdinando Baldi	...	historical advisor (uncredited)
Reynold Brown	...	movie poster art (uncredited)
Oscar Doob	...	publicist (uncredited)
Morgan Hudgins	...	unit publicist (uncredited)
Ralph McCutcheon	...	horse trainer (uncredited)
Enzo Musumeci Greco	...	master of arms (uncredited)
Glenn H. Randall Sr.	...	horse trainer (uncredited)
Howard Strickling	...	publicity director: MGM (uncredited)
Dan S. Terrell	...	publicist (uncredited)
Mauro Zambuto	...	set engineer (uncredited)

Crew verified as complete

Details

Country:

 USA

Language:

 English

Release Date:

 7 October 1960 (France) See more »

Also Known As:

 Ben-Hur See more »

Filming Locations:

 Anzio, Italy See more »

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Box Office

Budget:

$15,900,000 (estimated)

Gross USA:

 $74,700,000

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

 $196,200,000

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Company Credits

Production Co:

 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) See more »

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Technical Specs

Runtime:

 212 min | 219 min (1970) | 224 min (1962) | 222 min (1993 re-release) | 214 min (DVD) | 222 min (2005 DVD)

Sound Mix:

 6-Track Stereo (Westrex Recording System)

Color:

 Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

 2.66 : 1

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Soundtrack Credits 

Overture
Composed and Conducted by Miklós Rózsa 

Star Of Bethlehem / Adoration Of The Magi
Composed and Conducted by Miklós Rózsa 

Fanfare To Prelude / Prelude / Marcia Romana
Composed and Conducted by Miklós Rózsa 

Love Theme / Ring For Freedom
Composed and Conducted by Miklós Rózsa

Doublage voix :

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• Charlton Heston (VF : Jean-Claude Michel)7 : Judah Ben-Hur
• Jack Hawkins (VF : William Sabatier)7 : Quintus Arrius
• Haya Harareet (VF : Maria Tamar)7 : Esther
• Stephen Boyd (VF : Marc Cassot)7 : Messala
• Hugh Griffith (VF : Robert Manuel) : Cheik Ilderim
• André Morell (VF : René Arrieu) : Sextus
• Martha Scott (VF : Mony Dalmès)7 : Miriam
• Cathy O'Donnell (VF : Jeanine Freson)7 : Tirzah
• Sam Jaffe (VF : Henri Ebstein) : Simonides
• Finlay Currie (VF : Jean Marchat) : Balthazar
• Finlay Currie (VF : Jean-Paul Moulinot) : le narrateur
• Frank Thring (VF : Jean-Pierre Marielle) : Ponce Pilate
• Terence Longdon (VF : Jacques Thébault) : Drusus
• George Relph (VF : Henri Crémieux) : Tibère

Version française réalisée à l'été 1960 sous la direction artistique de Jacques Barclay à l'auditorium parisien de la M.G.M. rue Condorcet, 9e arrondissement8 (créditée uniquement sur copies 70mm).

Et, parmi les acteurs non crédités :

• Adi Berber : Malluch
• Marina Berti : Flavia, compagne de Ben Hur à Rome
• Lydia Clarke : une invitée de Quintus Arrius à Rome
• José Gréci : Marie
• Richard Hale : Gaspar
• Claude Heater : le Christ
• Réginald Lal Singh : Melchior
• Duncan Lamont : Marius
• Howard Lang : l'hortator
• Tutte Lemkow : un lépreux
• Laurence Payne : Joseph
• Mino Doro (VF : Gérard Férat) : Valerius Gratus
• John Le Mesurier (VF : Roland Ménard) : le chirurgien des arènes
• Stevenson Lang (VF : Paul Ville) : un aveugle
• Aldo Silvani (VF : Gérard Férat) : un Nazaréen
• Noel Sheldon (VF : Michel Gatineau) : un centurion