Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ (1925) | |
Director(s) | Fred Niblo, Charles Brabin (uncredited), Christy Cabanne (uncredited), J.J. Cohn (uncredited), Rex Ingram (uncredited) |
Producer(s) | Louis B. Mayer |
Top Genres | Action, Adventure, Drama, Film Adaptation, Historical, Romance |
Top Topics | Ancient World, Book-Based, Revenge, Romance (Drama) |
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Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ (1925) was a Silent Films - Drama Film directed by J.J. Cohn and Rex Ingram and produced by Louis B. Mayer.
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ was inducted into the National Film Registry in 1997.
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According to The Guinness Book of World Records (2002), the movie contains the most edited scene in cinema history. Editor Lloyd Nosler compressed 200,000 feet (60,960 meters) of film into a mere 750 feet (228.6 meters) for the chariot race scene - a ratio of 267:1 (film shot to film shown).
The budget skyrocketed due to all sorts of accidents, recastings and a change of director halfway through production.
Abraham L. Erlanger was the producer of a very successful stage production that had been running for 25 years. In 1922, two years after the play's last tour, the Goldwyn Company purchased the film rights, though Erlanger insisted on a generous profit participation deal and total approval over every detail of the production.
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The budget skyrocketed due to all sorts of accidents, recastings and a change of director halfway through production.
Abraham L. Erlanger was the producer of a very successful stage production that had been running for 25 years. In 1922, two years after the play's last tour, the Goldwyn Company purchased the film rights, though Erlanger insisted on a generous profit participation deal and total approval over every detail of the production.
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