TV series
Ben Hur
Overview
The struggle between the Roman Empire and its rebellious conquest Judaea, and two best friends caught in a terrible moment in history.
Details
- First air date
- 2010-04-04
- Status
- Ended
- Seasons
- 1 season
- Episodes
- 2 episodes
- Genres
- Drama
- Network
- CBC Television
- Production
- FishCorb Films, Akkord Film, Drimtim Entertainment, Zak Productions, Muse Entertainment
- Country
- CA, GB
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Joseph Morgan as Judah Ben-Hur
- Stephen Campbell Moore as Messala
- Kristin Kreuk as Tirzah
- Emily VanCamp as Esther
- Alex Kingston as Ruth
- Art Malik as Ilderim
- Hugh Bonneville as Pilate
- Lucía Jiménez as Athene
- James Faulkner as Marcellus
- Michael Nardone as Hortator
- Marc Warren as David
- Miguel Ángel Muñoz as Antegua
Creators and crew
- Lew Wallace - Creator
- Simon Vaughan - Producer
- Roger Corbi - Producer
- Steve Shill - Director
- Alan Sharp - Writer
Episodes
Episode 1: Part 1
About the struggle between the Roman Empire and its rebellious conquest Judaea, and two best friends caught in a terrible moment in history.
Episode 2: Part 2
About the struggle between the Roman Empire and its rebellious conquest Judaea, and two best friends caught in a terrible moment in history.
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