Ben-Hur
1959 · 222 MIN · IMDB 8.1 · 261,132 VOTES · DIR. William Wyler
Overview
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.
Dialogue Timeline — 1,529 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:00:13 In the year of our Lord...
00:11:20 In what way?
00:16:03 Where the beams cross?
00:20:36 It's an insane world.
00:25:04 -You speak as if he were God. -He is God. The only God.
00:31:22 Your husband will be fortunate.
00:39:10 He saw you, Judah.
00:47:34 By condemning without hesitation an old friend, I shall be feared.
00:59:29 Three years.
01:07:59 -Stand by to load. -Make ready to fire.
01:24:16 . . .a man of some influence in his own country.
01:32:15 Would you be from Nazareth?
01:36:29 Believe me, it is a great advantage to have many wives.
01:40:46 He will be punished inevitably.
01:49:00 We were released on the same day.
01:55:24 -I didn't know the consul had a son. -He's a champion of the great circus.
02:03:29 No.
02:10:56 Sit. How much will you wager?
02:16:20 Ease that strap.
02:39:43 Dead. And the race over.
02:52:46 I have a message for you from the consul, your father.
02:57:52 Children of God?
03:03:04 Judah, no.
03:21:15 And I felt His voice take the sword out of my hand.
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,529
Dialogue density6.9 lines / min
First line00:00:13
Final line03:21:15
Production Record
DirectorWilliam Wyler
LanguageEnglish
Budget$15,000,000
Revenue$164,000,000
IMDb votes261,132