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[[File:ben-hur-chariot-race_8922.jpg|frame]]▼
[[File:Wallace Ben-Hur cover.jpg|thumb|250px|The first edition cover]]
Full title: '''''Ben Hur: A Tale of the Christ.''''' Christ does have an important role in this story, but it's often tangential. ▼
[[File:Ben-Hur-1925.jpg|thumb|250px|The poster for the 1925 version]]
▲Full title: '''''Ben
Versions of this story include:
*''[[Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ]]'', the original novel by Lew Wallace, a Union general in the American Civil War and the Governor of New Mexico, published in 1880
* [[Ben-Hur (play)|''Ben-Hur'' (play)]], a play that debuted on Broadway in 1899
* [[Ben Hur (1907 film)|''Ben Hur'' (1907 film)]], a one-reel silent film adaptation
* [[Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ (1925 film)|''Ben-Hur'' (1925 film)]], an MGM silent film adaptation starring Ramon Novarro
* [[Ben-Hur (1959 film)|''Ben-Hur'' (1959 film)]], an MGM sound film adaptation starring Charlton Heston; it won eleven Academy Awards - '''''until this page is cleaned up, it will focus on this version of the story except where otherwise specified'''''
* [[Ben Hur (2003 film)|''Ben Hur'' (2003 film)]], an animated direct-to-video film adaptation featuring the voice of Charlton Heston
* A live theatrical show,
* [[Ben Hur (miniseries)|''Ben Hur'' (miniseries)]], a television miniseries that aired in 2010
* [[Ben-Hur (2016 film)|''Ben-Hur'' (2016 film)]], directed by Timur Bekmambetov and starring Jack Huston as Ben-Hur and [[Morgan Freeman]] as Ilderim.
The 1925 film version was added to the [[National Film Registry]] in 1997. The 1959 film version was added to the National Film Registry in 2004.
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▲A live theatrical show, properly entitled [[Exactly What It Says on the Tin|"Ben Hur Live",]] was released to public viewing in Europe in 2009.
* [[Academy Award]]: Cleaned house. ''Ben-Hur'' was nominated for 12 Academy Awards and won 11, missing only Adapted Screenplay. The film won Best Picture, Wyler won Best Director, Heston won Best Actor and Hugh Griffith took home Best Supporting Actor for playing Sheikh Ilderim. The 11 Oscars set a record, since tied by ''[[Titanic]]'' and ''[[The Lord of the Rings (film)|The Return of the King]]''.
* [[Ancient Rome]]
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* [[Badass Israeli|Badass Judean]]: Judah definitely fits the bill.
* [[Bible Times]]
* [[The Big Race]]: Judah Ben
* [[Chariot Race]]: The [[Trope Codifier]].
* [[Chekhov's Skill]]: Ben
* [[Clear My Name]]:
** Judah has to restore his standing after having been falsely accused of trying to assassinate the governor.
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* [[Galley Slave]]: [[Trope Codifier]]. Chained rowers, brutal overseers with whips, and a drummer.
* [[Hero of Another Story]]: This happens in the background of the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ, arguably a more important series of events.
* [[Homoerotic Subtext]]: [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SxecELnxMYU A deliberate example.] Director William Wyler and co-screenwriter Gore Vidal told Stephen Boyd, the actor portraying Messala, to play him as if he and Ben-Hur had been lovers as youths and that his vindictiveness is therefore motivated by a sexual and romantic rejection as much as a political one. They did not, however, tell Charlton Heston, who found out years later and was ''not'' pleased. This did add an interesting dynamic to the scenes between Ben-
* [[Ironic Echo]]: "We keep you alive to serve this ship. Row well, and live."▼
** As Ben Hur is dragged off to the slave ship, Jesus gives Ben Hur much-needed water despite the Roman guards threatening to stop him. Later, when Ben Hur sees that the "miracle healer" is Jesus, he tries to return the favor of offering Jesus some water during his tribulation {{spoiler|only for the Romans to successfully stop him.}}▼
* [[If You Know What I Mean]]: Sheik Ilderim does this. "One God, that I can understand; but one wife? That is not civilized. [nudges Judah] It is not generous!"
▲* [[Ironic Echo]]: "We keep you alive to serve this ship. Row well, and live."
▲** As Ben
* [[Large Ham]]: You can tell Hugh Griffith is enjoying himself as Ilderim. Heston as Judah has a few moments as well.
* [[Letterbox]] The chariot sequence is ALWAYS presented in letterbox, even if the rest of the movie is a [[Pan and Scan]] format.
* [[Made a Slave]]
* [[Oscar Bait]]: A hypersuccessful one.
* [[Protagonist-Centered Morality]]: Quintus Arrius is a slave-keeping imperialist just like Messala. But because he's nice to Ben
* [[The Queen's Latin]]: In the movie, Roman characters are mostly played by Brits, and speak accordingly.
* [[Rated "M" for Manly]]: Well, it isn't exactly a macho movie, but the galley battle and chariot race scenes are like testosterone and adrenaline mixed together. This only adds to the aforementioned [[Ho Yay]], but then again... "[[Airplane!|Jimmy, do you like movies about gladiators?]]"
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* [[Shining City]]: Rome and Jerusalem.
* [[Sidelong Glance Biopic]]: A borderline example, since the places the story of the gospel in the background of Judah's adventures.
* [[Sword and Sandal]]
* [[X Meets Y]] / [[Recycled in Space]]: The novel has often been referred to as "''[[The Count of Monte Cristo (novel)|The Count of Monte Cristo]]'' meets ''[[Quo Vadis]]''" or "''[[The Count of Monte Cristo (novel)|The Count of Monte Cristo]]'' in the first century AD".
* [[You Are Number Six]]: Ben
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