Ben-Hur 1959

Directed by William Wyler | Starring: Charlton Heston, Stephen Boyd, Jack Hawkins, George Relph

In 25 AD, Judah Ben-Hur, a Jew in ancient Judea, opposes the occupying Roman empire. Falsely accused by a Roman childhood friend-turned-overlord of trying to kill the Roman governor, he is put into slavery and his mother and sister are taken away as prisoners.