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Ben-Hur

Turkish title: Ben-Hur

“The entertainment experience of a lifetime!”

1959 · 3 h 32 min
Directed by William Wyler
AdventureDrama

Cast

Charlton Heston Stephen Boyd Jack Hawkins

Plot

A Jewish prince in Roman-ruled Judea is sent to the galleys by a childhood friend and returns for revenge, culminating in a chariot race.

Sinekatalog’s take

William Wyler's Roman-era epic is best known for its chariot race, one of the great action sequences. The scale is enormous and the faith-based story is sincere, if long.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.

Ratings

IMDb: 8.1 / 10 (274,091 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.

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