Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

U.S. box office (inflation-adjusted): $847,700,000

Smart Rating: 94.12
Release year: 1959
Starring: Charlton Heston, Jack Hawkins, Stephen Boyd

Charlton Heston plays a Palestinian Jew who is battling the Roman empire at the time of Christ. His actions send him and his family into slavery, but an inspirational encounter with Jesus changes everything. Heston finally meets his rival in a justly famous chariot race and rescues his suffering family.


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