Now, before we get into the main points of how you can watch 'Ben-Hur' right now, here are some finer points about the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer adventure flick. Ben-Hur starring Charlton Heston, Stephen Boyd, Hugh Griffith, Jack Hawkins has a G rating, a runtime of about 3 hr 32 min. The release date of the movie is March 26th, 1969. The movie received a user score of 79/100 on TMDb, which is based on reviews from 2,990 community users.
Ready to dive into the plot? Here's the plot: "In 26 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."
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'Ben-Hur' Release Dates
Watch in Movie Theaters on March 26th, 1969
Watch on DVD or Blu-ray starting
March 13th, 2001
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