Saturday, April 7, 8 p.m.

Year: 1959

Length: 3h 35 min

Judah Ben-Hur (Charlton Heston) is a wealthy merchant living in Judea at the time of Christ. During the time of the oppressive Roman Empire, tension lurks throughout the land with talk of revolt. Caesar, in an attempt to quell a potential uprising, sends soldiers to Judea. Messala (Stephen Boyd), the Roman citizen who once lived in Judea as a child, is now a tribune. In returning to Judea, he longs to rekindle his relationship with his former childhood friend, Ben-Hur. Upon meeting, however, it becomes evident that Messala has transformed into a different man, that of cold and calculating character. Their stark differences in ideals lead to the persecution and seeming end of Ben-Hur and his family. Ben-Hur is an epic journey to find redemption from the betrayal and wrath of a former friend and to find one's family. WHRO's Cinema 15 presents Ben-Hur on Saturday, April 7 at 8 p.m.

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About Cinema15:
Join us every Saturday night at 8 p.m. for Cinema 15 as we explore the work of legendary actors and actresses through many important films of their careers. Cinema 15 is hosted each week by Danny Epperson.


About the Host:
Danny Epperson is host of Cinema15 on WHRO-TV 15. Danny is also WHRO’s Senior Producer, behind various programs and podcasts including the Curate TV series, the online arts series Curate 757, the always-entertaining Mal’s World podcast, and radio segments on HearSay with Cathy Lewis on WHRV-FM. Danny is a Hampton Roads native and a graduate of Christopher Newport University. He’s a two-time Emmy Award winner, who began his broadcast career at WTKR-TV, in Norfolk, as a news producer. Before joining WHRO Public Media, Danny produced news, specials, celebrity interviews and movie reviews at WAVY-TV in Portsmouth. A movie buff, Danny is very pleased to bring you behind-the-scene stories of the wonderful, commercial-free classic films on WHRO's Cinema 15.