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

Calificación de los usuarios:

8.2/10   

Director:

Fred Niblo

Escritores:

Lew Wallace (novel)
June Mathis (adaptation)

Fecha de Lanzamiento:

8 octubre 1927 (USA)

Género:

Aventura | Drama | Romance

Frase comercial:

The Picture Every Christian Ought to See!

Plot:

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...

Plot Keywords:

Revenge | Vamp | Anti Semitism | Affection | Sea Battle

Premios:

1 win

Comentarios de los usuarios:

One of the best silent movies!

Reparto

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

También conocida como:

Ben-Hur (USA) (short title)
Ben Hur (Spain) [es]

Duración:

143 min | Germany:151 min (restored version)

País:

USA

Idioma:

Inglés

Color:

Color (2-strip Technicolor) (some sequences) | Negro y Blanco (tinted)

Relación de Aspecto:

1.33 : 1

Sonido:

Silent

Clasificación:

Finland:S | Sweden:15

Locaciones de Filmación:

Anzio, Rome, Lazio, Italy

Compañía:

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)

Trivialidades:

The first attempt to film the chariot race was on a set in Rome, but there were problems with shadows and the racetrack surface. Then one of the chariots' wheels came apart and the stuntman driving it was thrown in the air and killed. See also Ben-Hur (1959).

Errores:

Errores Reales: When Ben Hur first sees Jesus and is given water, Jesus seems to be standing upright, but the arm giving Ben Hur the water seems to be be coming from originating from around his knee.

Conexiones de Película:

Apareció en Gladiators: Bloodsport of the Colisseum (2000) (V)

One of the best silent movies!

In my opinion, this version of Ben-Hur and The Big Parade are the two best films to come from the silent era. After over two decades of cinema, all the aspects of film making came together in the mid 1920s before Hollywood had to start all over again with talking pictures. Despite the passing of three-quarters of a century, the movie stands up remarkably well. Quite technologically advanced for its day, Ben-Hur boasts several colored sequences as well as a terrific sea battle and chariot race.

I have not read the book by Wallace but I am familiar with it enough to know that this movie is more faithful to the book than the 1959 remake. I liked the way the 1959 version pulled the story together to make it a better movie plot, but this version isn't far behind. It has suspense, romance and adventure!

Definitely worth many viewings!