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In ancient Judea, a Jewish aristocrat opposing Roman occupation of his homeland reunites with his childhood friend, now a Roman commander — setting in motion a saga of betrayal, adventure, tragedy, revenge, and faith.
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Character
Earnest, epic, classical in form and grave.
- earnestironic
- intimateepic
- classical in formformally daring
- gravecomic
- cooloverwhelming
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34 profiled raters. Loved most by The Sinceres; disliked most by The Formalists.
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Cast
- Charlton HestonJudah Ben-Hur
- Stephen BoydMessala
- Hugh GriffithScheich Ildirim
- Jack HawkinsQuintus Arrius
- Haya HarareetEsther
- Martha ScottMiriam
- Cathy O'DonnellTirzah
- Sam JaffeSimonides
- Finlay CurrieBalthasar
- Frank ThringPontius Pilatus
Crew
- William WylerDirector
- Karl TunbergScreenplay
- Lew WallaceNovel
- Robert SurteesDirector of Photography
- Miklós RózsaOriginal Music Composer
- Ralph E. WintersEditor
- John D. DunningEditor
- Sam ZimbalistProducer
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Pairings
Companions we picked from the closest works, and how to take them.
Similar in taste
Closest on the same fourteen dimensions, from everything scored on Curator Co. Other media included when they land close.
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War and Peace 201678% alikeSeries · Both earnest, epic, classical in form.
Shōgun 202478% alikeSeries · Both earnest, epic, classical in form.
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