Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ is a 1925 American silent epic adventure-drama film directed by Fred Niblo and written by June Mathis based on the 1880 novel Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ by General Lew Wallace. Starring Ramon Novarro as the title character, the film is the first feature-length adaptation of the novel and second overall, following the 1907 short.
In 1997, Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant
Cast
Ramon Novarro as 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