Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ (1925) Cast & Crew

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Directed by Fred Niblo.

Cast

• Ramon Novarro as Judah Ben-Hur
• Francis X. Bushman as Messala
• May McAvoy as Esther
• Betty Bronson as Mary
• Claire McDowell as Princess of Hur
• Kathleen Key as Tirzah
• Carmel Myers as Iras
• Nigel De Brulier as Simonides
• Mitchell Lewis as Sheik Ilderim
• Leo White as Sanballat
• Frank Currier as Quintus Arrius
• Charles Belcher as Balthazar
• Dale Fuller as Amrah
• Winter Hall as Joseph
• Reginald Barker as Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited)
• John Barrymore as Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited)
• Lionel Barrymore as Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited)
• Clarence Brown as Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited)
• Manuel Caballero as Roman Guard (uncredited)
• Gilbert Clayton as (uncredited)
• Joan Crawford as Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited)
• Jacob Dance as Wealthy Man (uncredited)
• Marion Davies as Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited)
• William Donovan as Charioteer of Corinthian Bay Team (uncredited)
• Bill Elliott as Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited)
• Ray Erlenborn as (uncredited)
• Douglas Fairbanks as Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited)
• George Fitzmaurice as Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited)
• Sidney Franklin as Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited)
• Rosita Garcia as Slave Girl (uncredited)
• Janet Gaynor as Slave Girl (uncredited)
• John Gilbert as Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited)
• Dorothy Gish as Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited)
• Lillian Gish as Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited)
• Samuel Goldwyn as Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited)
• Harry Gordon as Centurion (uncredited)
• Sid Grauman as Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited)
• William Green as Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited)
• Noble Johnson as Crowd Member (uncredited)
• Rupert Julian as Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited)

Crew

• Samuel Goldwyn — Producer
• Karl Struss — Director of Photography
• Louis B. Mayer — Producer
• J.J. Cohn — Producer
• René Guissart — Director of Photography
• William Axt — Original Music Composer
• Fred Niblo — Director
• Percy Hilburn — Director of Photography
• David Mendoza — Original Music Composer
• Irving Thalberg — Producer
• Clyde De Vinna — Director of Photography
• Lew Wallace — Novel

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