Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ

Cast & Crew

Cast & Crew

Directed by

Fred Niblo
Charles Brabin
(uncredited)
Christy Cabanne
(uncredited)
J.J. Cohn
(uncredited)
Rex Ingram
(uncredited)

Writing Credits

Lew Wallace
(novel) (as General Lew Wallace)
June Mathis
(adaptation)
Carey Wilson
(scenario)
Katherine Hilliker
(titles) (as Katharine Hilliker) and
H.H. Caldwell
(titles)

Cast

Ramon Novarro
Ben-Hur
Francis X. Bushman
Messala
May McAvoy
Esther
Betty Bronson
Mary
Claire McDowell
Princess of Hur
Kathleen Key
Tirzah
Carmel Myers
Iras
Nigel De Brulier
Simonides
Mitchell Lewis
Sheik Ilderim
Leo White
Sanballat
Frank Currier
Arrius
Charles Belcher
Balthazar
Dale Fuller
Amrah
Winter Hall
Joseph
Reginald Barker
Chariot Race Spectator
John Barrymore
Chariot Race Spectator
Lionel Barrymore
Chariot Race Spectator
Clarence Brown
Chariot Race Spectator
Manuel Caballero
Roman Guard
Gilbert Clayton
(uncredited)
Gary Cooper
Roman Guard
Joan Crawford
Chariot Race Spectator
Marion Davies
Chariot Race Spectator
William Donovan
Charioteer of Corinthian Bay Team
Bill Elliott
Chariot Race Spectator
Ray Erlenborn
(uncredited)
Douglas Fairbanks
Chariot Race Spectator
George Fitzmaurice
Chariot Race Spectator
Sidney Franklin
Chariot Race Spectator
Clark Gable
Roman Guard
Rosita Garcia
Slave Girl
Janet Gaynor
Slave Girl
John Gilbert
Chariot Race Spectator
Dorothy Gish
Chariot Race Spectator
Lillian Gish
Chariot Race Spectator
Samuel Goldwyn
Chariot Race Spectator
Harry Gordon
Centurion
Sid Grauman
Chariot Race Spectator
William Green
(uncredited)
Noble Johnson
Crowd Member
Joyzelle Joyner
Slave Girl
Rupert Julian
Chariot Race Spectator
Henry King
Chariot Race Spectator
Harold Lloyd
Chariot Race Spectator
Carole Lombard
Slave Girl
Myrna Loy
Slave Girl
Cliff Lyons
Charioteer
Mickey Millerick
(uncredited)
Carlotta Monti
Slave Girl
Colleen Moore
Chariot Race Spectator
Claude Payton
Jesus Christ
Mary Pickford
Chariot Race Spectator
Satini Pualoa
Extra
Leonora Summers
(uncredited)
Tom Tyler
Charioteer
Fay Wray
Slave Girl
Christiane Yves
Hedonist

Produced by

Kevin Brownlow
producer (1987 restored version)
J.J. Cohn
producer (uncredited)
David Gill
producer (1987 restored version)
Samuel Goldwyn
producer (uncredited)
Louis B. Mayer
producer (uncredited)
Irving Thalberg
producer (uncredited)

Music by

Carl Davis
(1987 restored version)
William Axt
(uncredited)
David Mendoza
(uncredited)

Cinematography by

Clyde De Vinna
(as Clyde DeVinna) (photography by)
René Guissart
(as Rene Guissart) (photography by)
Percy Hilburn
(photography by)
Karl Struss
(photography by)
Paul Kerschner
(uncredited)

Editing by

Lloyd Nosler
film editor

Casting By

Robert McIntyre
(uncredited)

Art Direction by

Horace Jackson
(uncredited)
Harry Oliver
(uncredited)

Set Decoration by

Edwin B. Willis
(uncredited)

Costume Design by

Hermann J. Kaufmann

Makeup Department

Max Factor
body makeup artist (uncredited)
George Westmore
makeup artist (uncredited)

Production Management

Liz Sutherland
production manager (1987 restored version)
Harry E. Edington
production manager (uncredited)
Dave Friedman
unit production manager (uncredited)
Lawrence Marston
production supervisor (uncredited)
Albert E. Smith
unit producer: sea battle (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

B. Reeves Eason
associate director (as Reeves Eason)
Alfred Raboch
associate director (as Alfred L. Raboch)
Charles Stallings
assistant director
Silas Clegg
assistant director (uncredited)
Gabriellino D'Annunzio
assistant director (uncredited)
B. Reeves Eason
second unit director (uncredited)
Henry Hathaway
assistant director (uncredited)
Al Lena
assistant director (uncredited)
David Smith
unit director: sea battle (uncredited)
William Wyler
assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department

Ferdinand P. Earle
art effects
Cedric Gibbons
settings
Horace Jackson
settings
Carl Bolzic
plasterer (uncredited)
Ferdinand P. Earle
assistant art director (uncredited)
A. Arnold Gillespie
set designer (uncredited)
Harold Grieve
set designer (uncredited)
Andrew MacDonald
set constructor (uncredited)
Camillo Mastrocinque
art director: Italy (uncredited)
E.H. Tate
painter (uncredited)
C.F. Wilhelm
construction coordinator (uncredited)

Sound Department

Mike Fairbairn
dubbing editor (1987 restored version)

Special Effects by

A. Arnold Gillespie
special effects

Visual Effects by

Paul Eagler
trick photography (uncredited)
Ferdinand P. Earle
visual effects (uncredited)
William E. Hinckley
analog film processing effects (uncredited)
Kenneth Gordon MacLean
miniatures (uncredited)
Frank D. Williams
traveling matte shots (uncredited)

Stunts

B. Reeves Eason
stunt coordinator (uncredited)
Buster Gallagher
stunt double: Ramon Novarro (uncredited)
Frank McGrath
stunt performer (uncredited)
Mickey Millerick
stunts (uncredited)
Allen Pomeroy
stunts (uncredited)
David Sharpe
stunts (uncredited)
Spike Spackman
stunts (uncredited)
Tom Tyler
stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department

Silvano Balboni
camera operator (uncredited)
John W. Boyle
camera operator (uncredited)
Edoardo Bragaglia
still photographer: Rome (uncredited)
H. Lyman Broening
assistant camera (uncredited)
Clarence Sinclair Bull
still photographer (uncredited)
Max Dupont
assistant camera (uncredited)
Edward T. Estabrook
cinematographer: Technicolor (uncredited)
Frank B. Good
assistant camera (uncredited)
René Guissart
cinematographer: Italy (uncredited)
Paul Ivano
director of photography: second unit (uncredited)
Donald Biddle Keyes
still photographer (uncredited)
Louis Kolb
chief electrician (uncredited)
Ruth Harriet Louise
still photographer (uncredited)
D.W. Martinelli
additional photographer (uncredited)
George Meehan
camera operator (uncredited)
Carlo Montuori
assistant camera (uncredited)
Roy Musgrave
cinematographer: Italy (uncredited)
George Gordon Nogle
camera operator: second unit (uncredited)
Ray Rennahan
cinematographer: Technicolor (uncredited)
Cliff Shirpser
assistant camera (uncredited)
W. Steve Smith Jr.
unit cinematographer: sea battle (uncredited)
E. Burton Steene
camera operator (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department

Ethel P. Chaffin
wardrobe supervisor (uncredited)
Erté
costumes: Carmel Myers (uncredited)

Editorial Department

Grant Goodwin
videotape editor (1987 restored version)
Ron Sayer
tinting effects (1987 restored version)
Renata Bernabei
assistant editor (uncredited)
Irene Coletta
assistant editor (uncredited)
William Holmes
assistant editor (uncredited)
Ben Lewis
assistant editor (uncredited)
Harry Reynolds
assistant editor (uncredited)
Aubrey Scotto
assistant editor (uncredited)
Basil Wrangell
assistant editor (uncredited)

Music Department

Richard Bradford
music recordist (1987 restored version)
Carl Davis
conductor (1987 restored version)
Colin Matthews
orchestrator (1987 restored version)
David Matthews
orchestrator (1987 restored version)
David Nolan
leader: The London Philharmonic Orchestra (1987 restored version)
Maurice Baron
orchestrator (uncredited)
Edward Bowes
composer: theme music (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department

Bess Meredyth
continuity
Carey Wilson
continuity

Additional Crew

Charles B. Dillingham
produced by arrangement with
Abraham L. Erlanger
produced by arrangement with
Mickey Harding
production assistant (1987 restored version) (as Micky Harding)
Florenz Ziegfeld Jr.
produced by arrangement with
Colonel Braden
technical advisor (uncredited)
Ferdinand P. Earle
director: Nativity scene (uncredited)
Henry Hathaway
assistant: Mr. Eason (uncredited)
Herbert Howe
publicist: Mr. Novarro (uncredited)
Mrs. M.F. Lee
script reader (uncredited)
Lou Marangella
publicity agent (uncredited)
John M. Nickolaus
laboratory supervisor (uncredited)
Emma Peterson
set medic (uncredited)
Miss Remington
copyist (uncredited)
Miss Underwood
copyist (uncredited)
William Wyler
assistant: Mr. Eason (uncredited)
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