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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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Ramon Novarro's weekly salary of $10,000 was 80 times more than what he earned while filming The Prisoner of Zenda - $125 per week - just three years previously.
The famous chariot scene was filmed at what is now the intersection of LaCienega and Venice Boulevards in Los Angeles.
Although the film grossed $9 million on its initial run, its huge cost overruns and the deal with rights-holder Abraham L. Erlanger meant that MGM was unable to make good on its initial $4-million investment.
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Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ

Released 1925
Inducted 1997
(Silent)




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Also directed by Fred Niblo




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Also produced by Louis B. Mayer




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