Pros: An ambitious, well made and entertaining silent era epic that still holds up Cons: A little melodramatic and wooden, as is usual with many biblical epics
When released in 1926, at roughly $3.9 million, Ben Hur (A Tale of the Christ) was the most expensive silent movie ever. It immediately made that amount back, though (The third highest grossing silent era movie, according to the package) ...
Pros: cinematography, action scenes Cons: religious aspects, Ben-Hur's mother and sister
Along with D.W. Griffith's Intolerance, Ben-Hur was the most elaborate and expensive silent film ever made. The production costs were between four and six million dollars, equivalent to about a hundred million dollars today. But...
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