A Historian Goes to the Movies: Ancient Rome

Ben-Hur: The Greatest Chariot Race

Educational · Documentary

S1, E2: The 1959 film "Ben-Hur" becomes a cash machine for MGM Studios; the tensions between the Jewish prince Judah Ben-Hur and the Roman aristocrat Messala; analyzing the historical accuracies of the film's naval battle and chariot race sequences.

2020 · 31m

Information

Released
2020
Run Time
31 min
Rated
PG

Languages

Original Audio
English
Audio

English (AAC), English (United States)

Subtitles

English (CC)

Accessibility

Closed captions refer to subtitles in available languages with the addition of relevant non-dialogue information.