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

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American film epic film feature film historical drama film silent 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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Predicate Object
instanceOf American film ⓘ
epic film ⓘ
feature film ⓘ
historical drama film ⓘ
silent film ⓘ
basedOn Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ (novel) ⓘ
basedOnAuthor Lew Wallace ⓘ
budget approximately $3.9 million ⓘ
character Esther ⓘ
Jesus Christ ⓘ
Ben-Hur ⓘ
surface form: Judah Ben-Hur

Messala ⓘ
cinematographyBy Karl Struss NERFINISHED ⓘ
Percy Hilburn ⓘ
René Guissart NERFINISHED ⓘ
colorProcess tinted sequences ⓘ
two-color Technicolor sequences ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
director Fred Niblo ⓘ
distributor Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer ⓘ
era silent era of Hollywood ⓘ
filmingLocation Culver City, California NERFINISHED ⓘ
Italy ⓘ
genre biblical epic ⓘ
hasIntertitlesLanguage English ⓘ
language Silent ⓘ
musicBy David Mendoza NERFINISHED ⓘ
William Axt NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableAs one of the most expensive films of the silent era ⓘ
notableFor chariot race sequence ⓘ
large-scale crowd scenes ⓘ
lavish production design ⓘ
partOf Ben Hur (1907 film) ⓘ
surface form: Ben-Hur film series
producer Irving Thalberg ⓘ
Louis B. Mayer ⓘ
Samuel Goldwyn ⓘ
productionCompany Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer ⓘ
releaseDate December 30, 1925 ⓘ
releaseYear 1925 ⓘ
remadeAs Ben-Hur ⓘ
surface form: Ben-Hur (1959 film)
runtime approximately 143 minutes ⓘ
screenwriter June Mathis ⓘ
setInPlace Judea ⓘ
Rome ⓘ
setInTime time of Jesus ⓘ
starring Betty Bronson ⓘ
Claire McDowell NERFINISHED ⓘ
Francis X. Bushman NERFINISHED ⓘ
May McAvoy ⓘ
Nigel De Brulier ⓘ
Ramon Novarro ⓘ
theme faith and redemption ⓘ
friendship and betrayal ⓘ
title Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ (1925 film) self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ

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Fred Niblo → directorOf → Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ (1925 film) ⓘ
Fred Niblo → notableWork → Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ (1925 film) ⓘ
Irving Thalberg → notableWork → Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ (1925 film) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ (1925)
Ramon Novarro → starredIn → Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ (1925 film) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ (1925 film) → title → Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ (1925 film) self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ