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Cast and Crew of Ben-Hur
Cast

Charlton Heston
Judah Ben-Hur

Jack Hawkins
Quintus Arrius

Haya Harareet
Esther

Stephen Boyd
Messala

Hugh Griffith
Scheich Ildirim

Martha Scott
Miriam

Cathy O'Donnell
Tirzah

Frank Thring
Pontius Pilatus
Simonides
Sam Jaffe
Malluch
Ady Berber
Balthasar
Finlay Currie
Sextus
André Morell
Drusus
Terence Longdon
Jewish Slave in the Desert (uncredited)
Lando Buzzanca
Roman Officer with Messala (uncredited)
Giuliano Gemma
Flavia (uncredited)
Marina Berti
Chief of Rowers (uncredited)
Robert Brown
Guest at Banquet (uncredited)
Liana Del Balzo
Galley Officer (uncredited)
Enzo Fiermonte
Gaspar (uncredited)
Richard Hale
Marius (uncredited)
Duncan Lamont
Doctor (uncredited)
John Le Mesurier
Captain of Rescue Ship (uncredited)
Ferdy Mayne
Woman in crowd (uncredited)
May McAvoy
Man in Nazareth (uncredited)
Aldo Silvani
Aide to Tiberius (uncredited)
Ralph Truman
Tiberius Caesar
George Relph
Christ
Claude Heater
Sportsman (uncredited)
Joe Canutt
Metellus (uncredited)
Richard Coleman
Senator (uncredited)
Antonio Corevi
Quaestor (uncredited)
David Davies
Gratus (uncredited)
Mino Doro
Seaman (uncredited)
Michael Dugan
Roman Soldier Who Brings Crown to Gratus (uncredited)
Franco Fantasia
Mary (uncredited)
José Greci
Spintho (uncredited)
John Horsley
Hortator (uncredited)
Howard Lang
Blind Man (uncredited)
Stevenson Lang
Leper (uncredited)
Tutte Lemkow
The Lubian (uncredited)
Cliff Lyons
Roman at Bath (uncredited)
Tiberio Mitri
Decurian (uncredited)
Remington Olmsted
Joseph (uncredited)
Laurence Payne
Bad Thief on Cross (uncredited)
Aldo Pini
Villager (uncredited)
Diego Pozzetto
Amrah (uncredited)
Stella Rho
Supplier to Leper Colony (uncredited)
Edwin Richfield
Officer (uncredited)
Hector Ross
Rower No. 43 (uncredited)
Maxwell Shaw
Galley Officer (uncredited)
Gianni Solaro
Pilate's Servant (uncredited)
Pietro Tordi
Old Man (uncredited)
Raimondo Van Riel
Jailer (uncredited)
Dervis Ward
The Egyptian - Chariot Racer (uncredited)
Joe Yrigoyen
Roman Soldier with a Bow on Galley (uncredited)
Nazzareno Zamperla
The Corinthian (uncredited)
Jerry Brown
The Athenian (uncredited)
Eddie Jauregui
Crew
Storyboard
Harold Michelson
Supervising Sound Editor
Van Allen James
Casting
Irene Howard

Miklós Rózsa
Original Music Composer
Editorial Services
Fredric Steinkamp
Art Direction
William A. Horning

Ken Adam
Assistant Art Director

William Wyler
Director
Producer
William Wyler
Novel
Lew Wallace
Screenplay
Karl Tunberg
Producer
Sam Zimbalist
Director of Photography
Robert Surtees
Editor
John D. Dunning
Editor
Ralph E. Winters
Production Design
Vittorio Valentini
Art Direction
Edward C. Carfagno
Set Decoration
Hugh Hunt
Costume Design
Elizabeth Haffenden
Hair Setup
Gabriella Borzelli
Makeup Artist
Charles E. Parker
Unit Production Manager
Edward Woehler
Executive Producer
Sol C. Siegel
Writer
Gore Vidal
Sound Recordist
William Steinkamp
Orchestrator
Eugene Zador
Recording Supervision
Franklin Milton
Additional Writing
Christopher Fry
Visual Effects
A. Arnold Gillespie
Additional Writing
Maxwell Anderson
Additional Writing
S. N. Behrman
Additional Editing
Margaret Booth
Stunts
David Sharpe
Additional Photography
Harold E. Wellman
Color Timer
Charles K. Hagedon
Assistant Director
Alberto Cardone
Color Timer
Joan Bridge
Production Manager
J.J. Cohn
Production Manager
Henry Henigson
Additional Photography
Piero Portalupi
First Assistant Camera
Edward Wahrman
Special Effects
Umberto Dessena
Stunts
Mickey Gilbert
Painter
Italo Tomassi
Sound Recordist
Sash Fisher
Special Effects
Doug Hubbard
Visual Effects
R.A. MacDonald
Stunts
Jerry Brown
Stunts
Eddie Jauregui
Stunts
Tap Canutt