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Cast
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Gene Gauntier |
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Harry T. Morey |
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William S. Hart | ... |
Messala (uncredited)
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Herman Rottger | ... |
Ben Hur (uncredited)
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Directed by
Sidney Olcott | ||
Frank Oakes Rose |
Written by
Gene Gauntier | ... | () |
Lew Wallace | ... | (novel) |
Produced by
William S. Hart | ... | producer (uncredited) |
Frank Marion | ... | producer (uncredited) |
Harry T. Morey | ... | producer (uncredited) |
Frank Oakes Rose | ... | producer (uncredited) |
Music by
Edgar Stillman Kelly | ... | (uncredited) |
Cinematography by
Max Schneider | ||
Harry T. Morey | ... | (uncredited) |
Frank Oakes Rose | ... | (uncredited) |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Kalem Company (1907) (United States) (theatrical)
- Grapevine Video (2010) (United States) (DVD) (dvdr)
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Storyline
Plot Summary |
The scene opens with an assembly of citizens who are harangued by one of their number, whose words have great weight with the crowd, and their attitude of approval shows that Roman misrule in Jerusalem has reached its climax. Heralds now approach and Roman soldiers beat back the crowd to make way for the approach of the Roman Procurator. The scene changes to the home of Ben Hur, who is seen with his sister and mother on the house top. The cavalcade of Roman troops approaches, and to get a near view Ben Hur leans from the coping and knocks down one of the stones thereof onto the shoulder of the Procurator. This is seen and misconstrued by the Governor, who orders soldiers to arrest the inmates; they, after ineffectual pleas and struggles, are carried off. Ben Hur is consigned to the galleys, where he is loaded with chains. Here he signalizes himself by saving the life of Arrias, who publicly adopts him as his son and proclaims him a Roman citizen amidst the acclamations of the assembled crowd in the forum. Now comes the scene in the games where Ben Hur is challenged by Messala, and accepts it, to the great delight of the citizens. The chariots and athletes parade before the dais and in due time are arranged, and the chariot race commences. Three times 'round the ring dash the chariots, and at the fourth turn Ben Hur comes out the victor and is crowned with the wreath, to the great, chagrin of Messala, who is borne on a stretcher, wounded to death. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis |
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Budget | $500 (estimated) |
Did You Know?
Trivia | The making of this movie brought about the first-ever question of film rights to an author's work. Harper's, the publisher of Lew Wallace's novel, sued Kalem, the movie's producers, for copyright infringement. After fighting the case for four years, Kalem finally settled for $25,000. See more » |
Movie Connections | Featured in Ben-Hur: The Making of an Epic (1994). See more » |