Messala
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Messala is the ambitious and ruthless Roman antagonist in the 1925 silent film adaptation of "Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ," whose betrayal of his childhood friend Judah Ben-Hur drives the central conflict.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Messala canonical | 3 |
Statements (33)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
film character ⓘ |
| affiliation | Roman Empire ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ (1925 film)
ⓘ
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ (novel) ⓘ |
| appearsInEvent | chariot race in Ben-Hur (1925 film) ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Messala in Ben-Hur
ⓘ
surface form:
Messala (character in the novel Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ)
|
| characterTrait |
ambitious
ⓘ
proud ⓘ ruthless ⓘ vindictive ⓘ |
| conflictWith | Judah Ben-Hur ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Roman Antiquity
ⓘ
surface form:
Ancient Rome
|
| createdBy | Lew Wallace ⓘ |
| firstAppearance |
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ (novel)
ⓘ
surface form:
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ (1880 novel)
|
| hasTheme |
betrayal
ⓘ
loyalty versus ambition ⓘ oppression under empire ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | silent film with English intertitles (1925 adaptation) ⓘ |
| nameInLatinAlphabet | Messala self-link ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | drives central conflict with Judah Ben-Hur ⓘ |
| notableAction |
betrays Judah Ben-Hur
ⓘ
causes Judah Ben-Hur and his family to be arrested ⓘ |
| occupation | Roman officer ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Francis X. Bushman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portrayedIn | Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ (1925 film) ⓘ |
| relationshipTo | Judah Ben-Hur ⓘ |
| relationshipType |
former childhood friend of Judah Ben-Hur
ⓘ
rival of Judah Ben-Hur ⓘ |
| roleInNarrative | antagonist ⓘ |
| setting | Judea under Roman rule ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 1st century CE (fictional setting) ⓘ |
| workOfFictionGenre | historical drama ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ