Winner of 11 Academy Awards including Best Picture, Best Director (William Wyler), and Best Actor (Charlton Heston), Ben-Hur stands as one of the greatest Hollywood epics ever filmed.

In 25 AD, Judah Ben-Hur (Heston), a Jew in ancient Judea, opposes the occupying Roman empire. Falsely accused by a Roman childhood friend-turned-overlord of trying to kill the Roman governor, he is forced into slavery while his mother and sister are taken away as prisoners—but it’s not long before he regains his freedom and returns for revenge.