Ben-Hur (2016 film)

Ben-Hur
Ben-Hur
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Timur Bekmambetov
Screenplay by	Keith Clarke; John Ridley;
Based on	Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ; 1880 novel; by General Lew Wallace
Produced by	Sean Daniel; Joni Levin; Duncan Henderson;
Starring	Jack Huston; Toby Kebbell; Rodrigo Santoro; Nazanin Boniadi; Ayelet Zurer; Morgan Freeman;
Cinematography	Oliver Wood
Edited by	Dody Dorn
Music by	Marco Beltrami
Production; companies	Paramount Pictures; Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures; The Sean Daniel Company; Lightworkers Media;
Distributed by	Paramount Pictures; Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release dates	August 9, 2016 (Mexico City); August 19, 2016 (United States);
Running time	125 minutes
Countries	United States; Italy;
Language	English
Budget	$100 million
Box office	$94.1 million

Ben-Hur is a 2016 epic historical drama film directed by Timur Bekmambetov and written by Keith Clarke and John Ridley. It is the fifth film adaptation of the 1880 novel Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ by Lew Wallace following the 1907 silent short film, the 1925 silent film, the Academy Award-winning 1959 film and the 2003 animated film; it is the third version produced by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. It has been termed a "re-adaptation", "reimagining", and "new interpretation" of the novel, and follows Judah Ben-Hur, a young prince who is falsely accused by his step-brother, an officer of the Roman army, and is sent to slavery, only to escape and seek vengeance.^[4]^[5] The film stars Jack Huston as the titular character, alongside Toby Kebbell, Rodrigo Santoro, Nazanin Boniadi, Ayelet Zurer, and Morgan Freeman. Principal photography began on February 2, 2015, in Matera, Italy and lasted about five months, finishing in June 2015.

Ben-Hur premiered on August 9, 2016, in Mexico City and was theatrically released by Paramount Pictures on August 19, 2016 in the United States.^[6] It received generally negative reviews and was a box office failure, grossing $94 million worldwide against its $100 million production budget plus a large amount spent on marketing and distribution.^[7]^[8]

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