Ben-Hur
2016 American film directed by Timur Bekmambetov
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Summary
Ben-Hur is a film[1]. Ben-Hur ranks in the top 1% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8,955 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Director: Timur Bekmambetov[3]
- Screenwriter: John Ridley[4]
- Composer: Marco Beltrami[5]
- Genre: epic film[6], action film[7], adventure film[8], drama film[9], sword-and-sandal film[10]
- Based on: Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ[11]
- Cast member: Jack Huston[12], Toby Kebbell[13], Rodrigo Santoro[14], Nazanin Boniadi[15], Morgan Freeman[16], Pilou Asbæk[17], Ayelet Zurer[18], Moisés Arias[19], Sofia Black-D'Elia[20], Haluk Bilginer[21], Marwan Kenzari[22], James Cosmo[23]
- Producer: Mark Burnett[24]
- Production company: Paramount Pictures[25]
- Director of photography: Oliver Wood[26]
- Original language of film or TV show: English[27]
- Distribution format: video on demand[28]
- Review score: 4.6/10[29], 25%[30], 38/100[31], 5.7/10[32]
- Color: color[33]
- Country of origin: United States[34]
- Publication date: August 25, 2016[35], September 1, 2016[36], August 18, 2016[37]
- Characters: Judah Ben-Hur[38], Messala[39], Sheik Ilderim[40], Esther[41], Jesus Christ[42], Penitent Thief[43], Pontius Pilatus[44]
- Distributed by: Paramount Pictures[45], Netflix[46], Hulu[47]
- Narrative location: Rome[48]
- Official website: http://www.benhurmovie.com/[49]
- Main subject: Christianity[50]
- Film editor: Dody Dorn[51], Richard Francis-Bruce[52], Bob Murawski[53]
- Title: Ben-Hur[54]
- Has characteristic: 3D film[55], film based on a novel[56]
- MPA film rating: PG-13[57]
- After a work by: Lew Wallace[58]
Why It Matters
Ben-Hur has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[59] Ben-Hur is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.[60]