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05/24/03
Ben-Hur - A Tale of the Christ (1926)
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Reviews Counted:7
Fresh:7
Rotten:0
Average Rating:7.8/10
Runtime: 3 hrs 37 mins
Genre: Religious
Synopsis: This renowned silent epic was one of the most expensive features of its day, and easily stands up to the later, technically superior version. Juda Ben-Hur, a Judean Prince forced to become a galley... [More]
Starring: Ramon Novarro, May McAvoy, Betty Bronson, Francis X. Bushman
Director: Fred Niblo
Reviews for Ben-Hur - A Tale of the Christ
1 - 8 (sorted by critic A-Z; UK critics are listed first)
Top CriticBest enjoyed as a sample of the state of the art circa 1925, not as a timeless masterpiece.
09/15/08
Novelist Lew Wallace’s 'Tale of Christ' got the silent Hollywood treatment, and how, in M-G-M's elephantine costume epic.
08/06/04
At nearly 2½ hours long, the 1925 version is still an hour shorter than the 1959 version, yet the story is essentially the same, and the scale similarly impressive.
10/17/05
Has merits not found in William Wyler's Oscar-laden 1959 remake.
12/01/02
Yes, you'll also find the chariot race in here, and you may even find it as exciting or more exciting than the one Heston enacted.
08/30/05
Hokey by today's standards, but one of the greatest silent film spectacles.
04/08/05
No review available.
08/12/05
1 - 8 (sorted by critic A-Z; UK critics are listed first)
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