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Cast & Crew
Directed By
Written By
- Lew Wallace
- A Tale of Christ
- Karl Tunberg
- screen play by
- Gore Vidal
- contributing writer
- Maxwell Anderson
- contributing writer
- S.N. Behrman
- contributing writer
- Christopher Fry
- contributing writer
Cast
- Charlton Heston
- Judah Ben-Hur
- Jack Hawkins
- Quintus Arrius
- Haya Harareet
- Esther
- Stephen Boyd
- Messala
- Hugh Griffith
- Sheik Ilderim
- Martha Scott
- Miriam
- Cathy O'Donnell
- Tirzah
- Sam Jaffe
- Simonides
- Finlay Currie
- Balthasar / Narrator
- Frank Thring
- Pontius Pilate
- Terence Longdon
- Drusus
- George Relph
- Tiberius Caesar
- André Morell
- Sextus
- Umberto Alivernini
- Officer Spectator at the Chariot Race
- Armando Annuale
- Witness at the Birth of Jesus
- Artemio Antonini
- Galley Guard
- Nello Appodia
- Oarsman
- Fortunato Arena
- Soldier
- Bruno Ariè
- Roman Officer
- Les Ballets Africains
- Dancers at Roman Banquet
- Emma Baron
- Jewish Woman
- Ady Berber
- Malluch
- Marina Berti
- Flavia
- Hugh Billingsley
- Mario
- Jerry Brown
- The Corinthian
- Robert Brown
- Chief of Rowers
- Lando Buzzanca
- Jewish Slave in the Desert
- Alfio Caltabiano
- Pirate
- Joe Canutt
- Sportsman
- Otello Capanna
- The Byzantine
- Emile Carrer
- Rower No. 28
- Angelo Casadei
- Crucifixion March Spectator
- Sergio Casadei
- The Athenian
- Francesco Casaretti
- Judah's Stableman
- Aristide Catoni
- Man Watching the Procession
- Pietro Ceccarelli
- Roman Officer with Messala
- Aldo Cecconi
- Galley Guard
- Franz Colangeli
- Celebration Guest / Senator
- Richard Coleman
- Metellus
- Livia Cordaro
- Crucifixion March Spectator
- Antonio Corevi
- Senator
- Michael Cosmo
- Raimondo
- Alfredo Danesi
- The Armenian
- David Davies
- Quaestor
- Carmen de Hohenlohe
- Guest at Banquet
- Victor De La Fosse
- Galley Officer
- Vincenzo De Palo
- Arab at the Chariot Race
- Liana Del Balzo
- Guest at Banquet
- Consalvo Dell'Arti
- Celebration Guest
- Gianni Di Segni
- Galley Guard on Ship
- Mino Doro
- Gratus
- Michael Dugan
- Seaman
- Franco Fantasia
- Roman Soldier Who Brings Crown to Gratus
- Dino Fazio
- Marcello
- Umberto Felici
- Crucifixion Spectator
- Tom Felleghy
- Officer on rescue ship
- Enzo Fiermonte
- Galley Officer
- Bob Folkerson
- Chariot Racer
- Armando Fracassi
- Arab at the Chariot Race
- Giuliano Gemma
- Roman Officer with Messala
- Oscar Giustini
- Rower
- John Glenn
- Rower No. 42
- José Greci
- Mary
- Richard Hale
- Gaspar
- Claude Heater
- Jesus - The Christ
- Prince Hohenlohe
- Guest at Banquet
- John Horsley
- Spintho
- Eddie Juaregui
- The Athenian
- William Kiehl
- Soldier
- Duncan Lamont
- Marius
- Howard Lang
- Hortator
- John Le Mesurier
- Doctor
- Tutte Lemkow
- Leper
- Cliff Lyons
- The Lubian
- Raimondo Magni
- Soldier in the Bath House
- Ugo Mari
- Noble Spectator at the Chariot Race
- Luigi Marra
- The Syrian
- Ferdy Mayne
- Captain of Rescue Ship
- May McAvoy
- Woman in Crowd
- Nona Medici
- Guest at Banquet
- Furio Meniconi
- Soldier
- Mario Meniconi
- Crucifixion March Guard
- Romano Milani
- Nobleman at Quintus' Return to Rome
- Tiberio Mitri
- Roman at Bath
- Terzo Monachesi
- Noble Spectator at the Chariot Race
- Sandro Mondini
- Nobleman at Quintus' Return to Rome
- Aldo Mozele
- Barca
- Spartaco Nale
- Rower
- Thomas O'Leary
- Starter at Race
- Remington Olmsted
- Decurion
- Laurence Payne
- Joseph
- Osiride Pevarello
- Jesus' Listener
- Renzo Pevarello
- Pirate
- Aldo Pial
- Cavalry Officer
- Vladimiro Picciafuochi
- Soldier
- Aldo Pini
- Bad Thief on Cross
- Ferdinando Poggi
- Soldier
- Diego Pozzetto
- Villager
- Prince Raimondo
- Guest at Banquet
- Isarco Ravaioli
- Soldier at the Bath House
Produced By
- Sol C. Siegel
- executive producer
- Joseph Vogel
- executive producer
- William Wyler
- producer
- Sam Zimbalist
- producer
Music
Cinematography
- Robert Surtees
- director of photography
Sound
- Sash Fisher
- sound recordist
- Franklin Milton
- recording supervisor
- William Steinkamp
- sound recordist
- Kurt Hernfeld
- sound editor
- Harold Humbrock
- sound editor
- Van Allen James
- co-supervising sound editor
- Kendrick Kinney
- sound editor
- John Lipow
- sound editor
- John Logan
- sound editor
- Milo B. Lory
- special sound effects
- Lovell Norman
- sound editor
- Mauro Zambuto
- sound engineer
Editing
- John D. Dunning
- film editor
- Ralph E. Winters
- film editor
Casting Director
Production Design
Art Direction
Set Design
Costumes
Makeup
- Gabriella Borzelli
- hair stylist
- Charles E. Parker
- makeup
- John Truwe
- makeup artist
Special Effects
- Umberto Dessena
- special effects
- Doug Hubbard
- special effects
- Petro Vlahos
- special effects engineer
Visual Effects
- A. Arnold Gillespie
- special photographic effects
- Robert R. Hoag
- special photographic effects
- Lee LeBlanc
- special photographic effects
- Mario Bava
- special photographic effects
- R.A. MacDonald
- visual effects
- Cliff Shirpser
- special photographic effects
- Matthew Yuricich
- matte artist
Assistant Director
- Gus Agosti
- assistant director
- Yakima Canutt
- second unit director
- Alberto Cardone
- assistant director
- Andrew Marton
- second unit director
- John Alarimo
- second assistant director
- Ferdinando Baldi
- assistant director
- Donald C. Klune
- assistant director
- Sergio Leone
- second unit director
- Mario Soldati
- second unit director
- Richard Thorpe
- third unit director
Production Management
- Edward Woehler
- unit production manager
- J.J. Cohn
- production manager
- Dave Friedman
- production manager
- Henry Henigson
- production manager
- Maurizio Lodi-Fè
- assistant production supervisor
Art Department
- Sante Barelli
- scenic artist
- Henry Greutert
- sculptor
- Ken Adam
- assistant art director
- Mentor Huebner
- primary conceptual artist and production illustrator
- Harold Michelson
- storyboard artist
- Massimo Palmieri
- contruction manager
- Italo Tomassi
- head scenic painter
Stunts
- Artemio Antonini
- stunts
- Fortunato Arena
- stunts
- Bruno Ariè
- stunt performer / stunts
- Bill Babcock
- stunts
- Jerry Brown
- stunts
- Alfio Caltabiano
- stunt double: Charlton Heston / stunt performer
- Joe Canutt
- stunt double: Charlton Heston / stunts
- Tap Canutt
- stunts
- Otello Capanna
- chariot driver / stunts
- Sergio Casadei
- chariot driver / stunts
- Alfredo Danesi
- chariot master / stunts
- Michael Dugan
- stunts
- Bob Folkerson
- chariot driver
- Mickey Gilbert
- stunts
- Oscar Giustini
- stunts
- Eddie Juaregui
- stunts
- Cliff Lyons
- stunts
- Attilio Marra
- chariot driver / stunts
- Luigi Marra
- stunts
- Peter Perkins
- stunts
- Renzo Pevarello
- stunts
- Ferdinando Poggi
- stunts
- Nosher Powell
- stunts
- Glenn Randall Jr.
- stunts
- Doug Robinson
- stunts
- Attilio Severini
- stunts
- David Sharpe
- stunts
- Boyd Stockman
- stunts
- Giorgio Ubaldi
- stunts
- Charles Willcox
- chariot driver
- Jack Williams
- stunts
- Joe Yrigoyen
- stunt double: Stephen Boyd
- Ian Yule
- stunts
- Nazzareno Zamperla
- stunts
- Rinaldo Zamperla
- stunts
Editorial
- Joan Bridge
- color consultant: costumes
- Charles K. Hagedon
- color consultant: settings
- Frederick Muller
- assistant editor
- Fredric Steinkamp
- supervising editor
Other
- Ferdinando Baldi
- historical advisor
- Reynold Brown
- movie poster art
- Oscar Doob
- publicist
- Morgan Hudgins
- unit publicist
- Ralph McCutcheon
- horse trainer
- Enzo Musumeci Greco
- master of arms
- Glenn H. Randall Sr.
- horse trainer
- Howard Strickling
- publicity director: MGM
- Dan S. Terrell
- publicist
- Mauro Zambuto
- set engineer
Music Department
- Alfred E. Brain
- musician: french horn
- Alex Alexander
- musician: cello
- Gus Bivona
- musician: clarinet
- John T. Boudreau
- musician: drums
- Manuel Compinsky
- musician: violin
- Alexander Courage
- orchestrator
- Vince De Rosa
- musician: french horn
- Leonard A. Engel
- supervising music editor
- Conrad Gozzo
- musician: trumpet
- Louis Kaufman
- musician: violin
- Virginia Majewski
- musician: viola
- Max Rabinowitz
- musician: piano
- Uan Rasey
- musician: trumpet
- Miklós Rózsa
- conductor / orchestrator
- William Saracino
- music editor
- Eugene Zador
- orchestrator
Costume Department
- Joan Joseff
- costume jeweller
- Jack Martell
- wardrobe
Camera Department
- Raffaele Marino
- gaffer
- Costantino Mazzero
- grip: uncedited
- Domenico Parrello
- grip
- Piero Portalupi
- additional photography / camera operator: second unit
- Harold E. Wellman
- additional photography / camera operator: third unit
- Francesco Brescini
- lighting technician
- Eric Carpenter
- still photographer
- Nino DiGiovanni
- still photographer
- Owen Marsh
- assistant camera
- Meredith M. Nicholson
- camera operator: second unit
- Edward Phillips
- assistant camera
- John Schmitz
- camera operator
- Mario Tosi
- assistant camera
- Edward Wahrman
- assistant camera
Script Department
- Yvonne Axworthy
- script supervisor
- Christopher Fry
- script editor
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