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.
Production | Samuel Goldwyn | Producer |
Camera | René Guissart | Director of Photography |
Sound | William Axt | Original Music Composer |
Sound | David Mendoza | Original Music Composer |
Camera | Clyde De Vinna | Director of Photography |
Camera | Percy Hilburn | Director of Photography |
Directing | Fred Niblo | Director |
Camera | Karl Struss | Director of Photography |
Production | J.J. Cohn | Producer |
Editing | Lloyd Nosler | Editor |
Production | Louis B. Mayer | Producer |
Production | Irving Thalberg | Producer |
Crew | A. Arnold Gillespie | Special Effects |
Art | Horace Jackson | Art Direction |
Art | Horace Jackson | Settings |
Costume & Make-Up | Mrs. E.F. Chaffin | Wardrobe Supervisor |
Directing | Carey Wilson | Continuity |
Crew | Allen Pomeroy | Stunts |
Crew | Tom Tyler | Stunts |
Crew | B. Reeves Eason | Stunt Coordinator |
Directing | Bess Meredyth | Continuity |
Crew | Buster Gallagher | Stunt Double |
Crew | David Sharpe | Stunts |
Crew | Spike Spackman | Stunts |
Crew | Mickey Millerick | Stunts |
Costume & Make-Up | Erté | Costumer |
Crew | Frank McGrath | Stunts |
Crew | Paul Kerschner | Cinematography |
Crew | H.H. Caldwell | Title Graphics |
Crew | Katherine Hilliker | Title Graphics |
Writing | Lew Wallace | Novel |
Writing | Carey Wilson | Scenario Writer |
Writing | June Mathis | Adaptation |
Directing | Christy Cabanne | Second Unit Director |
Directing | B. Reeves Eason | Second Unit Director |