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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Nov 30, 2005
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
Summary: 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) ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Feb 1, 2000
Pros: cinematography, action scenes
Cons: religious aspects, Ben-Hur's mother and sister
Summary: 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 ... read more
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Ramon Novarro, Francis X. Bushman, May McAvoy, Betty Bronson, Claire McDowell, Kathleen Key, Carmel Myers. Originally released: 1925. Run time: 133 mi...
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