Ben-Hur
(1907) American
B&W : One reel
Directed by Sidney Olcott and Frank Oakes Rose

Cast: (unknown)

Kalem Film Manufacturing Company production; distributed by Kalem Film Manufacturing Company. / From the novel Ben-Hur; a Tale of the Christ by General Lew Wallace. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.37:1 format. / The Wallace estate sued Kalem in U.S. superior court and in 1911 won an award of $25,000 for copyright infringement. The novel was subsequently filmed as Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ (1925).

Drama: Action-Religious.

Survival Status: Print exists.

Keywords: Ancient Rome - Chariots - Italy: Rome - Roman Empire

Listing updated: 20 August 2009.

References: Altman-Sound p. 21; Ball-Shakespeare pp. 39, 385; Bardèche-History p. 59; Blum-Silent p. 9; Bohn-Light p. xvii; Brownlow-Parade pp. 386, 388; Everson-American pp. 102, 368; Lahue-Bound p. 82; Lahue-Collecting p. 19; Lahue-Selig p. 13; Robinson-Palace pp. 155, 156; Shipman-Cinema p. 36p; Smith-Epic p. xv; Tarbox-Lost p. 97; Vermilye-Twenties p. 134 : ClasIm-225 p. C14.