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Ben-Hur

1959 • G • 3h 32m • Adventure, Drama • Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

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🍅 88% 90% MC 90 LB 4.11 IMDb 8.1

Ben-Hur Box Office

Domestic Total
$73M
Final
Worldwide Total
$73.2M
$226.6K international
Budget$15M
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Profitability

Return on Budget
Theatrical breakeven point is approx. 2.5x production budget

Domestic vs International Split

Cast & Crew

Directed byWilliam Wyler
ScreenplayKarl Tunberg
Produced bySam Zimbalist
CinematographyRobert L. Surtees
Music byMiklós Rózsa
StarringCharlton Heston, Jack Hawkins, Haya Harareet, Stephen Boyd, Hugh Griffith, Martha Scott
StudioMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer

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