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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:film
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gptkbp:art_style
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gptkb:William_Cameron_Menzies
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gptkbp:awards
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Best Picture
Academy Award for Best Picture (1927)
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gptkbp:based_on
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gptkb:Ben-Hur:_A_Tale_of_the_Christ
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gptkbp:box_office
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$9 million
$4 million
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gptkbp:budget
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$4 million
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gptkbp:character
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gptkb:Jesus_Christ
gptkb:Tirzah
gptkb:Judah_Ben-Hur
gptkb:Messala
gptkb:Quintus_Arrius
gptkb:Sheik_Ilderim
gptkb:Simonides
gptkb:Balthasar
gptkb:Miriam
gptkb:Esther
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gptkbp:cinematography
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gptkb:Karl_Struss
gptkb:Arthur_Edeson
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gptkbp:costume_design
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gptkb:Mabel_E._Mc_Coy
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gptkbp:country
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gptkb:United_States
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gptkbp:cultural_impact
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influential film
influenced future epic films
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gptkbp:cultural_significance
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depicts themes of justice
depicts themes of betrayal
depicts themes of faith
depicts themes of family
depicts themes of honor
depicts themes of love
depicts themes of perseverance
depicts themes of redemption
depicts themes of revenge
depicts themes of sacrifice
depicts themes of redemption and faith
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gptkbp:director
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gptkb:Fred_Niblo
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gptkbp:editing
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gptkb:Hugh_Wynn
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gptkbp:film_editing
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gptkb:Hugh_Wynn
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gptkbp:film_festival
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premiered at the 1925 New York Film Festival
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gptkbp:filming_location
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gptkb:California
gptkb:Italy
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gptkbp:genre
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gptkb:drama
gptkb:epic
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gptkbp:historical_context
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gptkb:Roman_Empire
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Ben-Hur (1925)
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gptkbp:influenced
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subsequent epic films
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gptkbp:influenced_by
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gptkb:The_Ten_Commandments_(1923)
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gptkbp:inspiration
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inspired the 1959 remake
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gptkbp:is_set_in
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gptkb:William_Cameron_Menzies
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gptkbp:language
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English
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gptkbp:legacy
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considered a classic of cinema
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gptkbp:music
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gptkb:Carl_Davis
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gptkbp:notable_achievement
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largest film set at the time
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gptkbp:notable_quote
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“ I am the master of my fate.”
“ I will not be a slave.”
“ I have no fear of death.”
“ The race is not to the swift.”
“ You will see the chariot race of the century!”
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gptkbp:notable_scene
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chariot race
chariot race scene
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gptkbp:production_company
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gptkb:Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
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gptkbp:release_date
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1925
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gptkbp:release_format
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gptkb:film
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gptkbp:remake
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gptkb:Ben-Hur_(1907)
gptkb:Ben-Hur_(1959)
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gptkbp:runtime
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143 minutes
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gptkbp:screenplay
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gptkb:Jesse_Lasky
gptkb:Frances_Marion
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gptkbp:special_effects
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gptkb:visual_effects
chariot race
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gptkbp:starring
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gptkb:May_Mc_Avoy
gptkb:Catherine_de_Mille
gptkb:Ramón_Novarro
gptkb:Francis_X._Bushman
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Ramon_Novarro
gptkb:Ben-Hur
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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5
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