Ben-Hur (1925 Film)

Ben-Hur (1925 film)

Ben-Hur: A Tale of The Christ is a 1925 silent film directed by Fred Niblo. It was a blockbuster hit for newly merged Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. This was the second film based on the novel of the same name by Lew Wallace. The first version was released in 1907.

In 1997, Ben-Hur was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant."