Ben-Hur (2016 film)
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Ben-Hur (2016 film) is a 2016 historical epic drama and remake of the 1959 classic, retelling Lew Wallace’s novel about a Jewish prince betrayed by his Roman friend and seeking revenge amid the time of Jesus.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Ben-Hur (2016 film) canonical | 9 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Ben-Hur (2016 film) Context triple: [Roma Downey, produced, Ben-Hur (2016 film)]
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A.
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ (novel)
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ is an 1880 historical novel by Lew Wallace that intertwines an epic tale of revenge and redemption in ancient Rome with the life and teachings of Jesus Christ.
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B.
Ben-Hur
Ben-Hur is a 1959 epic historical drama film renowned for its grand scale, record-setting 11 Academy Awards, and iconic chariot race sequence.
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C.
Ben Hur (1907 film)
Ben Hur (1907 film) is a silent short film adaptation of Lew Wallace’s novel "Ben-Hur," notable as one of the earliest screen versions of the story and an early example of American biblical epic cinema.
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D.
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ (1925 film)
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ (1925 film) is a silent epic historical drama renowned for its grand scale, groundbreaking chariot race sequence, and status as one of early Hollywood’s most ambitious and influential productions.
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E.
The Robe
The Robe is a 1953 biblical epic drama film best known for being the first motion picture released in the widescreen CinemaScope format.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ben-Hur (2016 film) Target entity description: Ben-Hur (2016 film) is a 2016 historical epic drama and remake of the 1959 classic, retelling Lew Wallace’s novel about a Jewish prince betrayed by his Roman friend and seeking revenge amid the time of Jesus.
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A.
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ (novel)
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ is an 1880 historical novel by Lew Wallace that intertwines an epic tale of revenge and redemption in ancient Rome with the life and teachings of Jesus Christ.
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B.
Ben-Hur
Ben-Hur is a 1959 epic historical drama film renowned for its grand scale, record-setting 11 Academy Awards, and iconic chariot race sequence.
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C.
Ben Hur (1907 film)
Ben Hur (1907 film) is a silent short film adaptation of Lew Wallace’s novel "Ben-Hur," notable as one of the earliest screen versions of the story and an early example of American biblical epic cinema.
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D.
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ (1925 film)
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ (1925 film) is a silent epic historical drama renowned for its grand scale, groundbreaking chariot race sequence, and status as one of early Hollywood’s most ambitious and influential productions.
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E.
The Robe
The Robe is a 1953 biblical epic drama film best known for being the first motion picture released in the widescreen CinemaScope format.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
drama film
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film ⓘ historical epic film ⓘ |
| basedOn | Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnAuthor | Lew Wallace NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| boxOfficePerformance | box office bomb ⓘ |
| character |
Esther
NERFINISHED
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Jesus Christ NERFINISHED ⓘ Judah Ben-Hur NERFINISHED ⓘ Messala Severus NERFINISHED ⓘ Sheik Ilderim NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Oliver Wood NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| director | Timur Bekmambetov NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor |
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
ⓘ
Paramount Pictures ⓘ |
| editedBy | Dody Dorn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
epic film
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historical drama ⓘ |
| isRemakeOf | Ben-Hur (1959 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mpaaRating | PG-13 ⓘ |
| musicBy | Marco Beltrami NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | Jewish prince betrayed by his Roman friend ⓘ |
| notableScene | chariot race ⓘ |
| partOfFranchise | Ben-Hur film adaptations ⓘ |
| portrays | life of Jesus ⓘ |
| producer |
Joni Levin
NERFINISHED
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Mark Burnett NERFINISHED ⓘ Roma Downey NERFINISHED ⓘ Sean Daniel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany |
LightWorkers Media
NERFINISHED
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Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer ⓘ Paramount Pictures NERFINISHED ⓘ Point Grey Pictures NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 2016 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 123 ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
John Ridley
NERFINISHED
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Keith R. Clarke NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | 1st century ⓘ |
| settingPlace | Judea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| stars |
Jack Huston
NERFINISHED
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Morgan Freeman NERFINISHED ⓘ Nazanin Boniadi NERFINISHED ⓘ Rodrigo Santoro NERFINISHED ⓘ Toby Kebbell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theme |
faith
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forgiveness ⓘ revenge ⓘ |
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Subject: Ben-Hur (2016 film) Description of subject: Ben-Hur (2016 film) is a 2016 historical epic drama and remake of the 1959 classic, retelling Lew Wallace’s novel about a Jewish prince betrayed by his Roman friend and seeking revenge amid the time of Jesus.
Referenced by (9)
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subject surface form:
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ