History · Drama · Adventure
American
1959 · Directed by William Wyler · 212 min
In Roman-occupied Judea, a wealthy Jewish prince and a Roman officer, boyhood friends, meet again as men serving opposite sides of an empire. What follows is a long, spectacle-filled story of loyalty, ambition and revenge, told on the widest screen Hollywood could build.
Why it matters in cinema history
A defining film of the late-1950s biblical epic and of the widescreen roadshow era, when Hollywood answered television with scale, length and big-event release.
Watch with intention
Watch it as a personal quarrel told through public spectacle, where every grand set piece is also a step in one relationship.
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