''Ben Hur'' is a

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that first aired in 2010. Based on Lew Wallace's 1880 novel, '' Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ'', the series was produced by Alchemy Television Group in association with Drimtim Entertainment and Muse Entertainment in Montreal. It aired on Canada's CBC network on April 4, 2010, and aired later in 2010 on ABC in the United States. ''Ben-Hur'' was directed by Steve Shill, and stars

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, Hugh Bonneville and Joseph Morgan as Judah Ben-Hur. The film was written by Alan Sharp.

Plot

Episode 1

Episode 2

Cast

* Joseph Morgan as

Judah Ben-Hur Judah Ben-Hur, shortened to Ben-Hur, is a fictional character, the title character and protagonist from Lew Wallace's 1880 novel '' Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ''. The book covers the character's adventures and struggle against the Roman Empire ...

/Sextus Arrius, a wealthy Jerusalem merchant. * Stephen Campbell Moore as Octavius Messala, a Roman officer. * Emily VanCamp as Esther, Ben Hur's fiancée. *

as Tirzah, Ben Hur's sister. *

Simón Andreu Simón Andreu Trobat (born 1 January 1941) is a Spanish actor. He has appeared in more than 180 films and television shows since 1961. In 2013 he was awarded with the Nosferatu Award at the Festival Internacional de Cinema Fantàstic de Catalu ...

as Simonides, Esther's father. * Hugh Bonneville as

Pontius Pilate Pontius Pilate (; grc-gre, Πόντιος Πιλᾶτος, ) was the fifth governor of the Roman province of Judaea, serving under Emperor Tiberius from 26/27 to 36/37 AD. He is best known for being the official who presided over the trial of ...

, governor of Judaea * James Faulkner as Marcellus Agrippa, Messala's father *

Alex Kingston Alexandra Elizabeth Kingston (born 11 March 1963) is an English actress. Active from the early 1980s, Kingston became noted for her television work in both Britain and the US in the 1990s, including her regular role as Dr. Elizabeth Corday in ...

as Ruth, Ben Hur's mother. *

Sheik Ilderim ''Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ'' is a novel by Lew Wallace, published by Harper and Brothers on November 12, 1880, and considered "the most influential Christian book of the nineteenth century". It became a best-selling American novel, surpassin ...

, a wealthy Bedouin. * Marc Warren as David Ben Levi, Ben Hur's overseer. *

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as Athene, a Greek courtesan. *

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as Antegua, a galley slave *

as Quintus Arrius, a Roman admiral. *

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as Emperor

Tiberius Tiberius Julius Caesar Augustus (; 16 November 42 BC – 16 March AD 37) was the second Roman emperor. He reigned from AD 14 until 37, succeeding his stepfather, the first Roman emperor Augustus. Tiberius was born in Rome in 42 BC. His father ...

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as Gaius Antonius, a Roman officer. * Michael Nardone as Hortator (galley slave master) *Julian Casey as

Jesus Christ Jesus, likely from he, יֵשׁוּעַ, translit=Yēšūaʿ, label= Hebrew/ Aramaic ( AD 30 or 33), also referred to as Jesus Christ or Jesus of Nazareth (among other names and titles), was a first-century Jewish preacher and relig ...

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as Young Ben Hur * Toby Marlow as Young Messala *Daniella Ereny as Young Tirzah

References

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