Ben Hur: A Tale of the Christ (1925)

Ben Hur: A Tale of the Christ (1925)

„Ben Hur: A Tale of the Christ“ is a 1925 silent epic adventure-drama film directed by Fred Niblo, Charles Brabin, Christy Cabanne, J.J. Cohn and Rex Ingram. The screenplay by June Mathis is an adaptation of the 1880 novel of the same name by General Lew Wallace.

In this silent classic, Judah ben-Hur discovers that he has been betrayed by his childhood friend Messala, leading to separation from his family. Punished for an accident, Ben-Hur is unjustly forced to serve on a Roman ship, where he becomes a friend to the vessel’s admiral, Quintus Arrius. Eventually, Ben-Hur has the chance to compete against Messala in a chariot race, providing him with a shot at vengeance.

Cast:

• Ramon Novarro – Ben-Hur
• Francis X. Bushman – Messala
• May McAvoy – Esther
• Betty Bronson – Mary
• Claire McDowell – Princess of Hur
• Kathleen Key – Tirzah
• Carmel Myers – Iras
• Nigel De Brulier – Simonides
• Mitchell Lewis – Sheik Ilderim
• Leo White – Sanballat
• Frank Currier – Arrius
• Charles Belcher – Balthazar
• Dale Fuller – Amrah
• Winter Hall – Joseph
• Harry Gordon – Centurion
• Reginald Barker – Chariot Race Spectator
• John Barrymore – Chariot Race Spectator
• Lionel Barrymore – Chariot Race Spectator
• Clarence Brown – Chariot Race Spectator
• Joan Crawford – Chariot Race Spectator
• Marion Davies – Chariot Race Spectator
• Bill Elliott – Chariot Race Spectator
• Douglas Fairbanks – Chariot Race Spectator
• George Fitzmaurice – Chariot Race Spectator
• Sidney Franklin – Chariot Race Spectator
• John Gilbert – Chariot Race Spectator
• Dorothy Gish – Chariot Race Spectator
• Lillian Gish – Chariot Race Spectator
• Samuel Goldwyn – Chariot Race Spectator
• Sid Grauman – Chariot Race Spectator
• Rupert Julian – Chariot Race Spectator
• Henry King – Chariot Race Spectator
• Harold Lloyd – Chariot Race Spectator
• Colleen Moore – Chariot Race Spectator
• Mary Pickford – Chariot Race Spectator
• Cliff Lyons – Charioteer
• Tom Tyler – Charioteer
• William Donovan – Charioteer of Corinthian Bay Team
• Noble Johnson – Crowd Member
• Satini Pualoa – Extra
• Christiane Yves – Hedonist
• Claude Payton – Jesus Christ
• Manuel Caballero – Roman Guard
• Gary Cooper – Roman Guard
• Clark Gable – Roman Guard
• Rosita Garcia – Slave Girl
• Janet Gaynor – Slave Girl
• Carole Lombard – Slave Girl
• Myrna Loy – Slave Girl
• Carlotta Monti – Slave Girl
• Joyzelle Joyner – Slave Girl
• Fay Wray – Slave Girl
• Gilbert Clayton
• Ray Erlenborn
• William Green
• Mickey Millerick
• Leonora Summers

„Ben Hur“ (Ben Hur: A Tale of the Christ) ist ein episches Stummfilm-Abenteuerdrama aus dem Jahr 1925 unter der Regie von Fred Niblo, Charles Brabin, Christy Cabanne, J.J. Cohn und Rex Ingram. Das Drehbuch von June Mathis ist eine Adaption des gleichnamigen Romans von General Lew Wallace aus dem Jahr 1880.

In diesem Stummfilmklassiker erfährt Judah ben-Hur, dass er von seinem Jugendfreund Messala verraten wurde, was zur Trennung von seiner Familie führte. Ben-Hur wird für einen Unfall bestraft und muss zu Unrecht auf einem römischen Schiff dienen, wo er sich mit dem Admiral des Schiffes, Quintus Arrius, anfreundet. Schließlich erhält Ben-Hur die Möglichkeit, in einem Wagenrennen gegen Messala anzutreten, was ihm die Chance auf Rache gibt.