Ben-Hur
Brother against brother. Slave against empire.
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Production
Budget
$100 000 000
Box office
$94 061 311
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Director
Actors
Scenario
Producer
Duncan Henderson, Sean Daniel, Mark Burnett, Joni Levin
Camera operator
Composer
Artist
Naomi Shohan, Marco Furbatto
Audition
Editing
Short description
A falsely accused nobleman survives years of slavery to take vengeance on his best friend who betrayed him.
What's left behind the scenes
- The film's premiere was originally scheduled for February 26, 2016, but it was postponed to August 2016 in October 2015.
- Morgan Freeman reads the narration at the beginning and end of the film. The recording of almost all the narration was done in Clarksdale, Mississippi.
- William Wyler's 'Ben-Hur' (1959) won 11 Oscars, which remains a record for the number of gold statuettes. 'Ben-Hur' (1959) shares the top spot for the total number of awards with James Cameron's 'Titanic' (1997) and Peter Jackson's 'The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King' (2003).
- Tom Hiddleston was offered the lead role, but he chose to star in "Kong: Skull Island" (2017) instead.
- Gal Gadot was initially cast as Esther, but she was forced to leave the project due to filming commitments for other movies.
- At the insistence of director Timur Bekmambetov, an arena for chariot races was constructed, and the scenes filmed there were shot without computer technology as much as possible. The director believed this was absolutely necessary for realism.
- At the insistence of director Timur Bekmambetov, a chariot racing arena was constructed, and the scenes there were filmed without the use of computer technology whenever possible. The director believed this was absolutely necessary for realism.
- Several actors involved in the film have appeared in films based on DC Comics. Morgan Freeman, who played Sheikh Ilderim, portrayed Lucius Fox in Christopher Nolan's "Batman Begins" (2005), "The Dark Knight" (2008), and "The Dark Knight Rises" (2012). Ayelet Zurer played Lara Lor-Van, Superman's mother, in Zack Snyder's "Man of Steel" (2013).
- Before Nazanin Boniadi, an British-Iranian actress, was cast as Esther, the filmmakers considered Sofia Boutella, Moran Atias, and Natalia Warner for the role.
- This adaptation is 1 hour and 27 minutes shorter than the previous version of 'Ben-Hur' (William Wyler, 1959).
- Pedro Pascal was initially cast as Pontius Pilate, but the role was eventually played by Pilou Asbæk. Both actors appeared in the television series 'Game of Thrones'.
- The role of Ben-Hur's sister, Tirzah, was initially offered to Olivia Cooke, but Sofia Black-D'Elia ended up playing the part.
- Pedro Pascal was initially cast as Pontius Pilate, but Pilou Asbæk ultimately played the role. Both actors appeared in the television series "Game of Thrones."
- The role of Ben-Hur's sister, Tirzah, was first offered to Olivia Cooke, but was played by Sophia Black-D'Elia.
- A scene of Jesus, played by Rodrigo Santoro, interacting with the main character was cut from the version released for the Middle East and Muslim countries in other parts of the world.
- This adaptation is 1 hour and 27 minutes shorter than the previous version of "Ben-Hur" (William Wyler, 1959).
- Gal Gadot was initially cast as Esther, but the actress was forced to leave the project due to filming commitments for other movies.
- William Wyler’s “Ben-Hur” (1959) received 11 Academy Awards, which remains a record for the most golden statuettes. “Ben-Hur” (1959) shares first place for the total number of awards with James Cameron’s “Titanic” (1997) and Peter Jackson’s “The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King” (2003).
- Some of the actors in the film have appeared in movies based on DC Comics. Morgan Freeman, who plays Sheikh Ilderim, played Lucius Fox in Christopher Nolan's films 'Batman Begins' (2005), 'The Dark Knight' (2008), and 'The Dark Knight Rises' (2012). Ayelet Zurer played Lara Lor-Van, Superman's mother, in Zack Snyder's 'Man of Steel' (2013).
- This is the sixth adaptation of Lewis Wallace’s novel (1827-1905) “Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ” (1880). It began with a short silent film, “Ben-Hur” (1907), followed by Fred Niblo’s “Ben-Hur” (1925); William Wyler’s “Ben-Hur” (1959) won 11 Academy Awards; a cartoon, “Ben-Hur,” was released on DVD in 2003; and a Canadian television series, “Ben-Hur,” directed by Steve Shill, came out in 2010.
- Morgan Freeman reads the author's text at the beginning and end of the film. Almost all of the narration was recorded in Clarksdale, Mississippi.
- The lead role was offered to Tom Hiddleston, but he chose to star in the film 'Kong: Skull Island' (2017) instead.
- This is the sixth adaptation of Lew Wallace's (1827-1905) novel 'Ben-Hur: A Story of the Christ' (1880). It began with a short silent film 'Ben-Hur' (1907), followed by Fred Niblo's 'Ben-Hur' (1925); William Wyler's 'Ben-Hur' (1959) won 11 Academy Awards; an animated 'Ben-Hur' was released on DVD in 2003; and in 2010, a Canadian television series 'Ben-Hur' directed by Steve Shill was released.
- Before casting British-Iranian actress Nazanin Boniadi as Esther, the filmmakers considered Sofia Boutella, Moran Atias, and Natalia Warner.
- In the version released for the Middle East and Muslim countries in other parts of the world, the scene featuring Jesus, played by Rodrigo Santoro, interacting with the main character was cut.
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