1959 / 212 mins

 

Director : William Wyler

 

 

At the time of its 1959 release, Ben-Hur was the most expensive film ever made, with a production budget of over 15 million dollars. This wide-screen, Technicolor epic went on to become a global phenomenon, receiving eleven Academy Awards. The film is a biblical tale about a Jewish prince and merchant, Juda Ben-Hur, living at the beginning of the 1st century in Judea. A chance encounter reunites him with his childhood friend, Messala, who has come to prepare a parade for the new governor from Rome. Judah and Messala discover their views have diverted with age, and tension soon mounts between them.  During the parade, loose tiles fall from Judah"s house, resulting in the endangerment of the governor. Despite recognizing this as an accident, Messala condemns Judah to the galleys, and imprisons his family in an effort to intimidate the Jewish populace. Judah swears to one day return and take revenge.

 

 

17 June 2018 12 p.m. at Scala Theater Ticket price 100 baht