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

With Ramón Novarro, Francis X. Bushman, May McAvoy, Claire McDowell, Leo White, Betty Bronson, Carmel Myers, Nigel De Brulier

Directed by Fred Niblo

Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ is a 1925 American silent epic adventure-drama film directed by Fred Niblo and written by June Mathis based on the 1880 novel of the same name by General Lew Wallace. Starring Ramon Novarro as the title character, the film is the first feature-length adaptation of the novel and second overall, following the 1907 silent short film. In 1997, Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant." The film entered the public domain in 2021.

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