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violence

There are occasional scenes of moderate violence, including a chariot race in which participants are trampled by horses or dragged through the sand, although no gory detail is shown. In the aftermath of the race, a character is seen with a bloodied face and body. There are also scenes of slavery, including sight of blood around characters' wrists and ankles from their shackles, and characters being whipped by their overseers.

additional issues

There is occasional sight of characters with physical deformities derived from leprosy.

Director(s)William Wyler

Production year1959

Approx. running minutes213m

CastCharlton Heston, Jack Hawkins, Stephen Boyd, Haya Harareet, Hugh Griffith, Martha Scott, Cathy O'Donnell, Sam Jaffe, Finlay Currie, Finlay Currie, Frank Thring, William Wyler, Lew Wallace, Karl Tunberg, Sam Zimbalist, Miklós Rózsa, Robert Surtees, John D. Dunning, Ralph E. Winters

Classified Date:

30/10/1959

Version:

2D

Use:

Cinema

Distributor:

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

violence

There are occasional scenes of moderate violence, including a chariot race in which participants are trampled by horses or dragged through the sand, although no gory detail is shown. In the aftermath of the race, a character is seen with a bloodied face and body. There are also scenes of slavery, including sight of blood around characters' wrists and ankles from their shackles, and characters being whipped by their overseers.

Classified Date:

05/01/1996

Version:

2D

Use:

Physical media + VOD/Streaming

Distributor:

Warner Home Video Ltd

violence

There are occasional scenes of moderate violence, including a chariot race in which participants are trampled by horses or dragged through the sand, although no gory detail is shown. In the aftermath of the race, a character is seen with a bloodied face and body. There are also scenes of slavery, including sight of blood around characters' wrists and ankles from their shackles, and characters being whipped by their overseers.

Classified Date:

09/11/1995

Version:

2D

Use:

Physical media

Distributor:

Warner Home Video Ltd

violence

There are occasional scenes of moderate violence, including a chariot race in which participants are trampled by horses or dragged through the sand, although no gory detail is shown. In the aftermath of the race, a character is seen with a bloodied face and body. There are also scenes of slavery, including sight of blood around characters' wrists and ankles from their shackles, and characters being whipped by their overseers.

Contains moderate violence

Classified Date:

12/01/1993

Version:

2D

Use:

Physical media

Distributor:

Warner Home Video Ltd

violence

There are occasional scenes of moderate violence, including a chariot race in which participants are trampled by horses or dragged through the sand, although no gory detail is shown. In the aftermath of the race, a character is seen with a bloodied face and body. There are also scenes of slavery, including sight of blood around characters' wrists and ankles from their shackles, and characters being whipped by their overseers.

Classified Date:

28/01/1988

Version:

2D

Use:

Physical media

Distributor:

MGM/UA Video Ltd

violence

There are occasional scenes of moderate violence, including a chariot race in which participants are trampled by horses or dragged through the sand, although no gory detail is shown. In the aftermath of the race, a character is seen with a bloodied face and body. There are also scenes of slavery, including sight of blood around characters' wrists and ankles from their shackles, and characters being whipped by their overseers.

Classified Date:

28/09/2005

Version:

2D

Use:

Physical media

Distributor:

Warner Home Video Ltd

Classified Date:

28/09/2005

Version:

2D

Use:

Physical media

Distributor:

Warner Home Video Ltd

Classified Date:

28/09/2005

Version:

2D

Use:

Physical media

Distributor:

Warner Home Video Ltd

Classified Date:

07/12/2000

Version:

2D

Use:

Physical media

Distributor:

Warner Home Video Ltd

Classified Date:

28/11/2000

Version:

2D

Use:

Physical media

Distributor:

Warner Home Video Ltd

Classified Date:

08/01/1993

Version:

2D

Use:

Physical media

Distributor:

Warner Home Video Ltd

Classified Date:

14/12/2000

Version:

2D

Use:

Physical media

Distributor:

Warner Home Video Ltd

Classified date05/00/1996

LanguageEnglish

Ben Hur

Ben Hur