: Clocking in at nearly four hours, the movie is often watched in two parts. Part 1 typically follows Judah’s betrayal by his childhood friend Messala and his subsequent descent into slavery.
The first half of the film follows Judah’s survival against impossible odds: Ben-Hur (1959) Movie Review ben hur 1959 part 1
Knowing Judah is innocent, Messala uses the accident to make an example of him. He condemns Judah to the Roman galleys for life and imprisons his mother, Miriam, and sister, Tirzah. Judah's Journey in Part 1 : Clocking in at nearly four hours, the