Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ (1925 film)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Ben-Hur:_A_Tale_of_the_Christ_(1925_film)
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf silent film
epic film
gptkbp:artisticDirector gptkb:A._Arnold_Gillespie
gptkb:Cedric_Gibbons
gptkbp:author gptkb:Lew_Wallace
gptkbp:basedOn gptkb:Ben-Hur:_A_Tale_of_the_Christ_(novel)
gptkbp:boxOfficeGross $9 million
gptkbp:budget $3.9 million
gptkbp:cinematography gptkb:René_Guissart
gptkb:Karl_Struss
gptkb:Charles_Rosher
gptkbp:colorProcess tinted
two-color Technicolor sequences
gptkbp:conservationStatus survives in restored versions
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:director gptkb:Fred_Niblo
gptkbp:distributor gptkb:Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
gptkbp:filmingLocation gptkb:California
gptkb:Italy
gptkbp:followedBy gptkb:Ben-Hur_(1959_film)
gptkbp:genre gptkb:religion
historical drama
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ (1925 film)
gptkbp:language Silent (English intertitles)
gptkbp:musicBy gptkb:William_Axt
gptkb:David_Mendoza
gptkbp:nominatedFor gptkb:Academy_Award_for_Best_Engineering_Effects
gptkbp:notableCast gptkb:Kathleen_Key
gptkb:Mitchell_Lewis
gptkb:Leo_White
gptkb:Frank_Currier
gptkb:Carmel_Myers
gptkb:Nigel_De_Brulier
gptkbp:notableFor groundbreaking special effects
expensive budget
large scale production
gptkbp:notableScene chariot race
gptkbp:producer gptkb:Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
gptkb:Irving_Thalberg
gptkbp:releaseDate 1925
gptkbp:remakeOf gptkb:Ben-Hur_(1907_film)
gptkbp:runtime 143 minutes
gptkbp:screenplayBy gptkb:June_Mathis
gptkb:Bess_Meredyth
gptkb:Carey_Wilson
gptkbp:setInPeriod gptkb:Ancient_Rome
gptkbp:starring gptkb:Francis_X._Bushman
gptkb:Betty_Bronson
gptkb:Ramon_Novarro
gptkb:May_McAvoy
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Karl_Struss
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5