1 00:06:56,416 --> 00:07:02,750 In the year of our Lord was Judea in Roman hands for almost a century. 2 00:07:03,422 --> 00:07:08,463 In his seventh year of government Emperor Augustus all inhabitants... 3 00:07:08,677 --> 00:07:11,843 to return to them birthplace... 4 00:07:12,055 --> 00:07:13,763 for a census. 5 00:07:14,599 --> 00:07:18,976 Many traveled via Jerusalem... 6 00:07:19,186 --> 00:07:22,056 the capital of their tormented country. 7 00:07:22,397 --> 00:07:27,428 The city was controlled by Fort Antonia... the Roman center of power. 8 00:07:27,686 --> 00:07:29,701 And through the Golden Temple... 9 00:07:29,869 --> 00:07:33,990 symbol of a indestructible faith. 10 00:07:35,617 --> 00:07:41,655 They obeyed the emperor, but proudly honored their heritage. 11 00:07:41,873 --> 00:07:44,826 After all, their prophets had promised... 12 00:07:45,042 --> 00:07:48,411 that a Messiah would be born... 13 00:07:48,629 --> 00:07:52,875 who would bring salvation and freedom. 14 00:08:03,934 --> 00:08:06,379 Name? City? 15 00:08:06,508 --> 00:08:09,807 Family? Continue. 16 00:08:10,363 --> 00:08:12,004 Name? -Joseph. 17 00:08:12,172 --> 00:08:13,793 City? -Nazareth. 18 00:08:14,426 --> 00:08:16,441 Family? -David of Bethlehem. 19 00:08:16,609 --> 00:08:19,062 And her? -My wife. 20 00:08:19,230 --> 00:08:21,738 Continue. Seek shelter in Bethlehem. 21 00:11:59,434 --> 00:12:04,059 a Christ story by General Lew Wallace 22 00:13:49,218 --> 00:13:53,007 in the year of our Lord 26 23 00:14:45,497 --> 00:14:48,616 What is this village called? -Nazareth. 24 00:14:49,208 --> 00:14:52,244 We are tomorrow night in Jerusalem. 25 00:15:11,228 --> 00:15:13,635 Aren't you coming to watch, Jozef? 26 00:15:13,980 --> 00:15:17,230 We have seen Romans before. 27 00:15:18,151 --> 00:15:21,021 It won't be the last time. 28 00:15:24,406 --> 00:15:28,450 My table is not ready. Where is your son? 29 00:15:28,660 --> 00:15:31,744 Walking in the hills. 30 00:15:33,414 --> 00:15:36,083 He neglects his work. 31 00:15:38,252 --> 00:15:42,166 When I reprimanded him once, he said: 32 00:15:42,422 --> 00:15:48,175 I have to do my Father's work. -Then why doesn't he work here? 33 00:15:50,012 --> 00:15:51,554 It does work. 34 00:16:38,722 --> 00:16:40,928 Trumpeters. 35 00:17:01,784 --> 00:17:06,279 Welcome, Messala. You are now in command. 36 00:17:06,997 --> 00:17:10,531 Thank you for coming to relieve me. 37 00:17:19,716 --> 00:17:21,424 Drusus. 38 00:17:23,178 --> 00:17:27,389 As a boy I dreamed of it to lead this garrison. 39 00:17:30,100 --> 00:17:35,225 Now the time has come. I am a commander. 40 00:17:44,029 --> 00:17:46,022 Pay attention. 41 00:18:01,211 --> 00:18:05,161 I forgot about that heat. -If that was the only thing... 42 00:18:06,007 --> 00:18:10,135 I lived there until I was fourteen in Jerusalem. My father... 43 00:18:10,344 --> 00:18:12,088 I know. 44 00:18:12,555 --> 00:18:15,970 Your father was a fine governor. 45 00:18:16,433 --> 00:18:19,636 As far as that is possible in this remote corner. 46 00:18:21,521 --> 00:18:25,684 You have to deal with the hardest thing begin, Sextus. 47 00:18:25,852 --> 00:18:28,536 I come here at my own request. 48 00:18:28,858 --> 00:18:32,061 You will notice that the people have changed. 49 00:18:32,312 --> 00:18:33,889 In what respect? 50 00:18:34,156 --> 00:18:39,197 They don't pay taxes. An absurd grudge against Rome. 51 00:18:39,792 --> 00:18:41,831 That's nothing new. 52 00:18:42,345 --> 00:18:46,211 And religion. There is religious madness here. 53 00:18:46,453 --> 00:18:50,320 They destroy statues of our gods, of the emperor. 54 00:18:51,297 --> 00:18:52,921 Punish them. 55 00:18:55,256 --> 00:18:56,916 That also happens. 56 00:18:57,620 --> 00:18:59,494 If we find them. 57 00:19:01,248 --> 00:19:05,709 Get the leaders. -They're so elusive. 58 00:19:06,027 --> 00:19:10,439 There are strange forces at work. That Messiah... 59 00:19:10,647 --> 00:19:13,054 It was predicted when I was young. 60 00:19:13,298 --> 00:19:18,292 The King of the Jews who them leads into the anti-Roman paradise. 61 00:19:18,460 --> 00:19:20,002 Ridiculous. 62 00:19:20,170 --> 00:19:25,246 Like that savage John, who drowns people. 63 00:19:25,707 --> 00:19:29,458 And that carpenter's son, who performs 'miracles'. 64 00:19:29,626 --> 00:19:32,199 Another bully. 65 00:19:32,367 --> 00:19:34,275 This man is different. 66 00:19:34,557 --> 00:19:38,471 He preaches that God is in every person. 67 00:19:40,350 --> 00:19:43,304 It's very profound. 68 00:19:45,064 --> 00:19:48,598 You really need to go to Rome. Go back. 69 00:19:49,098 --> 00:19:55,136 Swimming and sunbathing on Capri. Forget that God in every person. 70 00:19:55,304 --> 00:19:59,088 Only one man is divine. -I know. 71 00:19:59,641 --> 00:20:01,717 The emperor is angry. 72 00:20:02,831 --> 00:20:08,169 He wants order in Judea. The Governor and I have to fix it. 73 00:20:08,337 --> 00:20:11,088 I do. -But how? 74 00:20:11,256 --> 00:20:14,458 You can arrest someone and lock them up. 75 00:20:14,626 --> 00:20:19,751 But how do you combat their ideas? Especially such a new idea. 76 00:20:23,655 --> 00:20:27,438 There's a Jew outside, for Tribune Messala. 77 00:20:28,638 --> 00:20:29,966 Doesn't he have a name? 78 00:20:30,134 --> 00:20:34,297 He says he is Prince Judah Ben-Hur. -Then treat him like a prince. 79 00:20:37,156 --> 00:20:39,314 Tell them I'm coming. 80 00:20:42,278 --> 00:20:44,069 Centurion. 81 00:20:49,701 --> 00:20:52,571 This used to be his country. 82 00:20:53,559 --> 00:20:55,551 Don't forget that. 83 00:21:01,240 --> 00:21:06,873 Very wise. Ben Hur is the richest man in Jerusalem. 84 00:21:07,041 --> 00:21:11,999 And the head of an influential family. A childhood friend of mine. 85 00:21:12,612 --> 00:21:14,320 Kind of a brother. 86 00:21:18,883 --> 00:21:24,043 Do you know how to get an idea? should fight? 87 00:21:25,394 --> 00:21:27,373 With a different idea. 88 00:22:06,294 --> 00:22:08,416 I would come back. 89 00:22:09,622 --> 00:22:12,113 I didn't expect that. 90 00:22:13,434 --> 00:22:15,391 How happy I am... 91 00:22:23,422 --> 00:22:25,497 Look at you. 92 00:22:26,821 --> 00:22:28,781 You are now a tribune. 93 00:22:29,541 --> 00:22:32,727 When I heard that, I drank to you. 94 00:22:34,029 --> 00:22:35,938 We'll have another one. 95 00:22:37,038 --> 00:22:41,969 Your sister and your mother okay? -Yes, they keep talking about you. 96 00:22:42,137 --> 00:22:46,485 Is Tirza already married? -Plenty of suitors, but she's dreaming... 97 00:22:46,653 --> 00:22:51,030 She's adored you since she was five. -I want to see them. 98 00:22:51,738 --> 00:22:57,076 Do you still hunt jackals and lions? Or are you too posh now? 99 00:23:14,308 --> 00:23:18,471 Down with Eros. Long live Mars. 100 00:23:27,676 --> 00:23:29,504 Where do those beams cross? 101 00:24:03,351 --> 00:24:05,178 After all these years. 102 00:24:06,583 --> 00:24:10,414 Still close to each other. -And great friends. 103 00:24:12,787 --> 00:24:14,660 I hope so. 104 00:24:19,889 --> 00:24:22,640 You are Roman, I am Jew. 105 00:24:23,788 --> 00:24:26,161 You saved my life once. 106 00:24:27,245 --> 00:24:29,735 The best act of my life. 107 00:24:37,357 --> 00:24:41,853 This province is difficult to govern. I need help. 108 00:24:42,516 --> 00:24:45,303 Your help, your advice. 109 00:24:49,829 --> 00:24:52,402 Do you want to hear my advice? 110 00:24:53,945 --> 00:24:56,353 Withdraw your legions. 111 00:24:58,228 --> 00:25:00,386 Give us freedom. 112 00:25:03,785 --> 00:25:09,241 Unfortunately our emperor is fond of his empire, especially in Judea. 113 00:25:09,529 --> 00:25:12,234 That is not mutual. 114 00:25:12,402 --> 00:25:16,351 What could be sadder than that? an unrequited love? 115 00:25:21,769 --> 00:25:23,512 My shelter. 116 00:25:24,662 --> 00:25:27,235 Quite grim. -No. 117 00:25:27,403 --> 00:25:29,894 Sober, righteous. 118 00:25:30,391 --> 00:25:31,968 Roman. 119 00:25:36,014 --> 00:25:40,841 I'll be the second man after the governor, Valerius Gratus. 120 00:25:41,009 --> 00:25:44,045 He's on his way with a few legions. 121 00:25:45,608 --> 00:25:48,181 So the rumors are true. 122 00:25:51,008 --> 00:25:53,813 The emperor is annoyed to your fellow countrymen. 123 00:25:54,113 --> 00:25:58,360 There is an uprising in the air. It will be crushed. 124 00:26:03,012 --> 00:26:08,293 You and yours have nothing to fear. You are my friend. 125 00:26:08,461 --> 00:26:11,590 I am a Jew. -You're like a Roman. 126 00:26:11,758 --> 00:26:15,008 What do you have in common? with that mob? 127 00:26:15,410 --> 00:26:18,944 They are my people. -My wise Judah. 128 00:26:19,112 --> 00:26:22,944 You have to adapt to survive. 129 00:26:24,032 --> 00:26:26,737 You have changed. -Become an adult. 130 00:26:26,905 --> 00:26:29,906 I've seen the world. And Rome. 131 00:26:30,074 --> 00:26:34,699 It's no coincidence that that city now rules the world. 132 00:26:34,867 --> 00:26:36,824 Your legions. 133 00:26:38,460 --> 00:26:40,748 Not only because of that. 134 00:26:41,540 --> 00:26:44,991 Other countries also have good armies. 135 00:26:45,617 --> 00:26:50,195 Fate pointed us out to civilize the world. 136 00:26:50,475 --> 00:26:52,052 That worked. 137 00:26:52,289 --> 00:26:55,290 With our roads and ships. 138 00:26:55,528 --> 00:26:59,092 Our law, our architecture and literature. 139 00:26:59,260 --> 00:27:01,585 I believe in my people. 140 00:27:02,235 --> 00:27:05,651 Naturally. And you can help them. 141 00:27:06,953 --> 00:27:08,495 How? 142 00:27:09,112 --> 00:27:12,694 You are an aristocrat, you get universal respect. 143 00:27:12,862 --> 00:27:16,942 You are rich and powerful, you have a good name. 144 00:27:17,186 --> 00:27:23,189 The people listen to you. Tell them their resistance is stupid. 145 00:27:23,357 --> 00:27:25,729 It's even pointless. 146 00:27:25,946 --> 00:27:29,777 It means destruction of your people. 147 00:27:35,186 --> 00:27:38,685 I am against violence. Everyone knows that. 148 00:27:38,853 --> 00:27:42,980 And I will say that too. -Then we agree. 149 00:27:44,216 --> 00:27:46,920 When can I come by? 150 00:27:48,514 --> 00:27:51,598 We hoped for tomorrow. -Fine. 151 00:27:53,784 --> 00:27:55,741 And now our drink. 152 00:27:58,309 --> 00:28:00,846 Terrible wine, by the way. 153 00:28:01,274 --> 00:28:04,440 Specially fermented for the Romans. 154 00:28:05,020 --> 00:28:08,186 How cruel to your conquerors. 155 00:28:12,223 --> 00:28:14,678 The world is crazy. 156 00:28:15,836 --> 00:28:18,244 One thing that isn't: 157 00:28:19,066 --> 00:28:21,522 The loyalty between friends. 158 00:28:23,554 --> 00:28:26,306 We have to believe in each other. 159 00:28:26,944 --> 00:28:28,901 Do you drink to that? 160 00:28:32,756 --> 00:28:34,665 With heart and soul. 161 00:28:54,369 --> 00:28:57,286 Here it is. Just like before. 162 00:28:57,600 --> 00:29:03,934 The square where we played. The roof where we threw pebbles. 163 00:29:04,753 --> 00:29:08,168 We were crooks, weren't we? -No, dears. 164 00:29:08,336 --> 00:29:13,128 I do long for that time. -Nothing has changed. 165 00:29:13,296 --> 00:29:17,079 Except the fountain. The well always dried up. 166 00:29:17,247 --> 00:29:19,038 Every summer again. 167 00:29:19,789 --> 00:29:23,939 A new fountain, a new Tirzah. You've grown up. 168 00:29:25,527 --> 00:29:27,934 He hasn't changed a bit. 169 00:29:28,102 --> 00:29:32,395 Certainly. He was a boy. Now he's a man. 170 00:29:32,947 --> 00:29:35,901 With many responsibilities. 171 00:29:36,273 --> 00:29:37,648 Come. 172 00:29:38,443 --> 00:29:41,894 The emperor builds a lot, with lots of marble. 173 00:29:42,124 --> 00:29:44,661 Oh yes, this is for you. 174 00:29:50,134 --> 00:29:53,548 I've never seen anything so beautiful. 175 00:29:53,716 --> 00:29:56,619 From Rome? -Libya. I was there last year. 176 00:29:56,787 --> 00:30:01,984 A Great Campaign. Their armies fled after two days. 177 00:30:02,152 --> 00:30:07,774 We advanced to their capital. A beautiful city, until we came. 178 00:30:09,657 --> 00:30:12,029 Completely reduced to ashes. 179 00:30:13,910 --> 00:30:16,032 I bore you. 180 00:30:16,935 --> 00:30:20,055 Come along. I want to show you something. 181 00:30:21,257 --> 00:30:24,591 Thank you. -An appropriate gift. 182 00:30:24,759 --> 00:30:27,131 A brooch for a woman. 183 00:30:42,300 --> 00:30:44,091 How do you like it? 184 00:30:45,303 --> 00:30:46,927 Wonderful. 185 00:30:50,758 --> 00:30:54,547 An Arab. -He looks purebred. 186 00:30:54,715 --> 00:30:58,000 I bred it. -Can I try it? 187 00:30:58,168 --> 00:31:01,204 Whenever you want. He's yours. 188 00:31:03,849 --> 00:31:05,888 Will you give it to me? 189 00:31:09,884 --> 00:31:14,173 Thank you. It's happening again just like before between us. 190 00:31:21,208 --> 00:31:25,294 Have you thought? about what I said yesterday? 191 00:31:26,177 --> 00:31:30,927 I've talked to people said I was against violence. 192 00:31:31,095 --> 00:31:35,092 Most agreed with me. -Not everyone? 193 00:31:36,136 --> 00:31:39,137 Not everyone. -Who wouldn't? 194 00:31:39,960 --> 00:31:44,752 The angry and impatient. -Who were they? 195 00:31:47,363 --> 00:31:50,280 Yes, Judah. Who are they? 196 00:31:57,395 --> 00:32:03,162 Should I start snitching on people? -They're criminals. 197 00:32:03,330 --> 00:32:07,153 Not true, they are patriots. 198 00:32:14,978 --> 00:32:17,314 Judah, let me explain something to you. 199 00:32:17,482 --> 00:32:19,807 Maybe you don't know... 200 00:32:20,169 --> 00:32:24,546 but the emperor keeps an eye on the east. 201 00:32:24,916 --> 00:32:27,917 This is my chance. And yours. 202 00:32:28,085 --> 00:32:32,379 If I succeed, I can get any post. You too. 203 00:32:32,547 --> 00:32:35,121 And finally: Rome. 204 00:32:35,289 --> 00:32:38,538 Maybe on the side of the emperor himself. 205 00:32:38,706 --> 00:32:41,623 This is the right time. 206 00:32:42,038 --> 00:32:46,189 The emperor is watching. I just have to serve him. 207 00:32:46,357 --> 00:32:50,105 You need me there just to help. 208 00:32:51,791 --> 00:32:55,705 You talk like he's God. -The only one. 209 00:32:55,873 --> 00:33:00,036 He is the real power on earth. Not... 210 00:33:01,485 --> 00:33:03,193 Not that one... 211 00:33:05,210 --> 00:33:07,167 Help me, Judah. 212 00:33:08,921 --> 00:33:12,005 I would do anything for you... 213 00:33:12,764 --> 00:33:15,800 except betray my people. 214 00:33:16,094 --> 00:33:20,922 What do the lives mean of some Jews for you? 215 00:33:23,577 --> 00:33:28,819 Even if I can't convince them, I won't let you kill them. 216 00:33:29,992 --> 00:33:33,757 You have to understand one thing well. 217 00:33:33,925 --> 00:33:37,542 My people have a past and a future. 218 00:33:37,710 --> 00:33:39,786 You have been conquered. 219 00:33:41,573 --> 00:33:45,356 Even if you conquer our country and slaughter us... 220 00:33:45,670 --> 00:33:48,125 we will rise again. 221 00:33:48,339 --> 00:33:52,266 You live on dead dreams, on myths. 222 00:33:52,434 --> 00:33:57,772 Solomon's time is over. Joshua and David are not coming back. 223 00:33:58,113 --> 00:34:03,969 There is only one reality. Don't be stupid and look at Rome. 224 00:34:04,137 --> 00:34:07,235 Better stupid than a murderer. -I'm a soldier. 225 00:34:07,403 --> 00:34:12,111 You kill for Rome, for evil. I'm warning you. 226 00:34:12,279 --> 00:34:17,652 That wicked Rome keeps my people and the world in a stranglehold. 227 00:34:18,102 --> 00:34:19,561 But not forever. 228 00:34:19,729 --> 00:34:26,230 If Rome falls, it will be all over world sounds a cry of freedom. 229 00:34:35,245 --> 00:34:38,863 Either you help me or you fight me. 230 00:34:39,949 --> 00:34:42,736 You are for me or against me. 231 00:34:47,954 --> 00:34:50,279 If that's the choice... 232 00:34:51,507 --> 00:34:53,665 then I'm against you. 233 00:35:21,361 --> 00:35:22,938 There they are. 234 00:35:24,429 --> 00:35:26,256 Where is Messala? 235 00:35:27,708 --> 00:35:29,866 Where is... -He's gone. 236 00:35:32,541 --> 00:35:34,693 Why? -He couldn't stay. 237 00:35:34,861 --> 00:35:38,488 What happened? -He must be busy. 238 00:35:39,512 --> 00:35:41,348 We're going to eat. 239 00:35:55,535 --> 00:36:01,407 Blessed be You, our Lord, who gives us bread from the land. 240 00:36:07,535 --> 00:36:10,322 We will never see him again. 241 00:36:13,574 --> 00:36:16,989 He wanted me to betray our people. 242 00:37:06,037 --> 00:37:09,571 The caravan from Antioch has arrived. 243 00:37:10,872 --> 00:37:12,781 Simonides. 244 00:37:16,023 --> 00:37:18,893 Welcome home. -Master. 245 00:37:19,116 --> 00:37:24,755 He has many gifts. Amber and jade for me, silk for Tirza. 246 00:37:24,923 --> 00:37:30,047 And for the master I have wine. -The best thing is that you are there. 247 00:37:30,215 --> 00:37:33,872 Thank you. I have good news from Antioch. 248 00:37:34,040 --> 00:37:38,749 The caravans from Petra. -In order. Here's the accounting. 249 00:37:38,961 --> 00:37:43,836 And Numidi? -That trade route is ours. 250 00:37:44,800 --> 00:37:49,710 You come by once a year and I am a little richer again. 251 00:37:50,446 --> 00:37:55,949 My steward is my treasure. -I belong to the house of Hur. 252 00:37:56,117 --> 00:37:59,450 Other than that I only have my daughter. 253 00:37:59,863 --> 00:38:03,645 A young lady, surely? -And your property. 254 00:38:03,813 --> 00:38:09,469 As the daughter of your slave. -You are a friend, not a slave. 255 00:38:09,679 --> 00:38:13,511 Esther is here to ask you whether she can get married. 256 00:38:13,871 --> 00:38:17,505 Naturally. I wish you many grandchildren. 257 00:38:17,673 --> 00:38:20,163 If God wills it. 258 00:38:55,300 --> 00:38:58,419 Esther wants to speak to her master. 259 00:39:16,423 --> 00:39:18,712 Would you like to get married? 260 00:39:21,091 --> 00:39:23,463 It's my father's wish. 261 00:39:26,179 --> 00:39:28,218 Your husband is lucky. 262 00:39:30,016 --> 00:39:31,558 What's his name? 263 00:39:32,268 --> 00:39:36,099 David, son of Matthias. -From which house? 264 00:39:37,309 --> 00:39:40,183 His own. -He's a free man. 265 00:39:41,405 --> 00:39:43,445 What do you know about him? 266 00:39:44,606 --> 00:39:49,020 I saw him once. -A merchant from Antioch. 267 00:39:49,188 --> 00:39:51,761 He pays for her freedom. 268 00:39:51,940 --> 00:39:56,353 I give Esther her freedom as a wedding gift. 269 00:39:59,500 --> 00:40:01,576 You are generous. 270 00:40:07,799 --> 00:40:09,626 Do you love him? 271 00:40:14,622 --> 00:40:17,160 I will learn to love him. 272 00:40:34,823 --> 00:40:36,732 You have my permission. 273 00:40:37,608 --> 00:40:39,766 We drink to your happiness. 274 00:40:40,995 --> 00:40:43,616 And here's to a safe return to Antioch. 275 00:41:08,561 --> 00:41:10,185 Am I interrupting? 276 00:41:12,533 --> 00:41:14,442 What were you thinking? 277 00:41:15,202 --> 00:41:17,194 I said goodbye. 278 00:41:18,249 --> 00:41:22,032 Of this city and of this house. 279 00:41:26,786 --> 00:41:31,198 You weren't here often. What do you remember about it? 280 00:41:32,040 --> 00:41:36,452 My father sometimes took me along when I was little. 281 00:41:38,293 --> 00:41:41,911 I was always happy in this house. 282 00:41:44,394 --> 00:41:46,470 Except that one time. 283 00:41:47,486 --> 00:41:50,855 When you were with that Roman boyfriend... 284 00:41:53,601 --> 00:41:56,174 You had been hunting. 285 00:41:56,859 --> 00:41:59,729 They brought you home injured. 286 00:42:01,446 --> 00:42:04,115 I touched your face... 287 00:42:08,531 --> 00:42:12,528 and prayed to God: Don't let him die. 288 00:42:15,966 --> 00:42:20,544 I can still hear how you said that. Tender, just like now. 289 00:42:22,563 --> 00:42:27,189 Yes, master. -Master? You are free now. 290 00:42:29,314 --> 00:42:33,394 Foreign. I have never felt like a slave. 291 00:42:38,847 --> 00:42:40,471 And now... 292 00:42:41,727 --> 00:42:44,015 I hardly feel free. 293 00:42:45,792 --> 00:42:49,644 In the time of wise Solomon... 294 00:42:49,812 --> 00:42:55,604 if there was a slave then what he had his eye on... 295 00:42:55,822 --> 00:42:58,444 then he could choose her... 296 00:42:59,451 --> 00:43:04,326 and take in. In the time of that wise Solomon. 297 00:43:05,706 --> 00:43:07,414 Another time. 298 00:43:10,377 --> 00:43:12,085 Long time ago. 299 00:43:21,095 --> 00:43:27,132 If you weren't a bride, I would give you a kiss goodbye. 300 00:43:29,602 --> 00:43:35,058 If I weren't a bride we didn't have to say goodbye. 301 00:43:47,975 --> 00:43:49,967 Your slave ring. 302 00:43:53,402 --> 00:43:55,145 A good exchange. 303 00:43:56,835 --> 00:43:59,919 You your freedom, I have the ring. 304 00:44:00,463 --> 00:44:02,171 Will you put it on? 305 00:44:09,679 --> 00:44:12,550 Until you find the right woman? 306 00:44:19,897 --> 00:44:21,640 Until then. 307 00:45:55,650 --> 00:46:00,940 The gods are with you, Lord Gratus. Your wreath, Governor. 308 00:46:01,522 --> 00:46:03,146 Thank you, tribune. 309 00:46:05,573 --> 00:46:10,057 I don't see a city delegation. -It's not coming. 310 00:46:10,225 --> 00:46:15,385 The city will not welcome you warmly, but quiet. I swear to you. 311 00:46:16,249 --> 00:46:17,909 Let's drive on. 312 00:47:20,640 --> 00:47:22,466 There is Messala. 313 00:47:33,484 --> 00:47:35,524 He saw you. 314 00:48:04,845 --> 00:48:06,548 The new governor. 315 00:48:22,402 --> 00:48:23,731 Step aside. 316 00:48:25,822 --> 00:48:28,365 Step aside. -You, come. 317 00:48:28,533 --> 00:48:30,359 Of course the Jews again. 318 00:48:36,748 --> 00:48:39,535 Open in the name of the Emperor. 319 00:48:50,094 --> 00:48:53,794 Judah. Tirza. What happened? 320 00:48:54,014 --> 00:48:55,887 Open in the name of the law. 321 00:48:56,099 --> 00:48:59,218 I just looked. - A roof tile hit the governor. 322 00:48:59,435 --> 00:49:01,870 It wasn't my fault. -They don't believe her. 323 00:49:02,038 --> 00:49:05,656 She doesn't have to say anything. Do you hear? Don't say anything, Tirza. 324 00:49:05,941 --> 00:49:07,732 Open the gate. 325 00:49:14,002 --> 00:49:15,793 I'll talk to them. 326 00:49:15,961 --> 00:49:18,696 Arrest them. -Wait... 327 00:49:18,911 --> 00:49:20,570 The women too. 328 00:49:21,079 --> 00:49:23,072 It happened by accident. 329 00:49:25,458 --> 00:49:29,076 Now listen. I was on the roof... 330 00:49:29,295 --> 00:49:32,212 This is it. -It was an accident. 331 00:49:34,091 --> 00:49:38,458 Accidentally? -A roof tile was loose. 332 00:49:39,012 --> 00:49:41,482 Take away. everyone. 333 00:49:42,181 --> 00:49:44,933 It was me. Let them go. 334 00:50:02,574 --> 00:50:05,195 Tell them they're wrong. 335 00:50:05,363 --> 00:50:08,576 I was leaning on a roof tile and it fell. 336 00:50:11,951 --> 00:50:14,240 It was an accident. 337 00:50:23,384 --> 00:50:26,587 Let them go. They are innocent. 338 00:50:32,309 --> 00:50:36,638 Let the servants go. -Let them go. In line. 339 00:52:06,183 --> 00:52:08,589 Me. -Where to? 340 00:52:09,826 --> 00:52:11,486 Tyre. 341 00:52:16,090 --> 00:52:18,180 I have not been tried. 342 00:52:18,348 --> 00:52:21,321 Must I die in the galleys? 343 00:52:21,489 --> 00:52:24,691 The accusation is unfounded. 344 00:52:24,908 --> 00:52:27,826 Where are my mother and my sister? 345 00:52:27,994 --> 00:52:29,572 Tie it up. 346 00:52:31,914 --> 00:52:35,912 Are they safe? -I can't say anything. 347 00:53:06,320 --> 00:53:08,046 Continue. 348 00:53:37,055 --> 00:53:38,680 To the right. 349 00:54:33,814 --> 00:54:35,548 Send them away. 350 00:54:44,406 --> 00:54:45,952 Go away. 351 00:54:50,453 --> 00:54:52,113 The door. 352 00:55:00,344 --> 00:55:03,131 Where are my mother and my sister? 353 00:55:14,542 --> 00:55:16,202 Where are they? 354 00:55:18,633 --> 00:55:21,040 Within these walls. 355 00:55:22,080 --> 00:55:24,972 The governor is recovering. They don't die. 356 00:55:26,907 --> 00:55:29,066 They are being tried. 357 00:55:32,594 --> 00:55:35,678 How is it possible? 358 00:55:37,634 --> 00:55:40,717 For you to do this to us. 359 00:55:41,016 --> 00:55:43,588 You know us. You loved us. 360 00:55:44,543 --> 00:55:49,961 You're going to release them, right? You do that with pleasure, don't you? 361 00:55:53,640 --> 00:55:57,091 It wasn't intentional. I'm not a murderer. 362 00:55:57,259 --> 00:55:58,836 I know that. 363 00:56:00,512 --> 00:56:02,172 You know that? 364 00:56:05,986 --> 00:56:09,853 You are bad. -Not true, Judah. 365 00:56:10,815 --> 00:56:15,192 I needed your help. You've given it to me now. 366 00:56:16,046 --> 00:56:19,415 I'm using you to discourage traitors. 367 00:56:19,662 --> 00:56:24,205 By condemning a friend, I instill fear. 368 00:56:26,178 --> 00:56:28,550 But not my family. 369 00:56:29,791 --> 00:56:31,333 Let them go. 370 00:56:35,627 --> 00:56:37,703 I beg you... 371 00:56:41,227 --> 00:56:43,765 I begged you too. 372 00:56:48,655 --> 00:56:51,655 It's your own fault and that's it. 373 00:56:51,823 --> 00:56:57,065 Do you want your family today is nailed to the cross? 374 00:56:59,180 --> 00:57:01,007 Go ahead. 375 00:57:01,996 --> 00:57:03,905 Just kill me. 376 00:57:16,175 --> 00:57:18,583 God will avenge me. 377 00:57:18,751 --> 00:57:22,451 Hopefully you'll still be alive when I get back. 378 00:57:23,554 --> 00:57:25,225 Come back? 379 00:57:30,182 --> 00:57:31,759 Dispose of. 380 00:58:07,958 --> 00:58:09,795 Sentinels, salute. 381 00:58:11,333 --> 00:58:13,574 The tribune is expecting you. 382 00:58:46,070 --> 00:58:48,739 I am Hur's steward. 383 00:58:49,456 --> 00:58:51,080 I know you. 384 00:58:51,291 --> 00:58:55,123 My daughter Esther and I heard what had happened. 385 00:58:55,336 --> 00:58:59,168 Ben Hur is innocent. You know him, right? 386 00:58:59,443 --> 00:59:00,938 Better than you. 387 00:59:01,247 --> 00:59:05,375 Then you know that the accusation is unfounded? 388 00:59:05,989 --> 00:59:08,278 They have already been convicted. 389 00:59:09,263 --> 00:59:14,221 But Judah has the governor never want to threaten. 390 00:59:14,389 --> 00:59:19,810 You know he would never do something like that, right? You know that in your heart. 391 00:59:31,352 --> 00:59:35,017 This man remains here for questioning. 392 01:00:30,295 --> 01:00:32,038 Halt. 393 01:01:27,609 --> 01:01:31,440 Water for the soldiers. The soldiers first. 394 01:01:33,739 --> 01:01:36,360 Away from that well. 395 01:01:41,499 --> 01:01:43,740 Water for the horses. 396 01:01:47,211 --> 01:01:49,085 Water... 397 01:01:58,761 --> 01:02:00,339 Give here. 398 01:02:22,884 --> 01:02:24,378 Guard. 399 01:02:25,063 --> 01:02:26,936 He gets nothing. 400 01:02:48,737 --> 01:02:50,397 God... 401 01:02:51,021 --> 01:02:52,764 Help me... 402 01:03:46,810 --> 01:03:49,929 You there. He is not allowed water. 403 01:04:24,079 --> 01:04:27,744 everyone get up. Let them stand up. 404 01:04:43,907 --> 01:04:45,615 Get up. 405 01:04:45,826 --> 01:04:47,450 To walk. 406 01:04:50,496 --> 01:04:53,580 You there. To your place. 407 01:06:04,134 --> 01:06:08,603 The consul's sloop will soon come alongside. Belts up. 408 01:06:14,981 --> 01:06:17,270 Strap on. 409 01:06:20,307 --> 01:06:23,177 Belts down. 410 01:06:40,921 --> 01:06:44,123 The new commander, Quintus Arrius. 411 01:07:03,233 --> 01:07:05,724 How many rowers? -200. 412 01:07:06,154 --> 01:07:08,941 And repayments? -30 per hour. 413 01:07:43,954 --> 01:07:46,741 This one is sick. Replace. 414 01:07:47,160 --> 01:07:48,951 Replace him. 415 01:07:55,326 --> 01:07:58,991 Does he cause problems? -He's rebellious. 416 01:07:59,355 --> 01:08:01,348 That will stop. 417 01:08:25,409 --> 01:08:27,567 How long have you been serving? 418 01:08:29,470 --> 01:08:31,130 Forty-one. 419 01:08:31,681 --> 01:08:35,014 One month minus one day. On this ship. 420 01:08:35,734 --> 01:08:39,482 You keep track of it exactly. And for that? 421 01:08:39,745 --> 01:08:43,244 Three years on other ships. 422 01:08:44,692 --> 01:08:46,649 Three years. 423 01:09:07,785 --> 01:09:13,621 You have the courage to fight back and the wisdom to let it go. 424 01:09:16,624 --> 01:09:20,117 Your eyes are full of hate, 41. 425 01:09:20,752 --> 01:09:24,796 That's good. Hate keeps a person alive. 426 01:09:25,225 --> 01:09:27,383 It gives him strength. 427 01:09:29,038 --> 01:09:30,745 Everyone listen carefully. 428 01:09:31,098 --> 01:09:37,992 You are condemned. We keep you alive to serve on this ship. 429 01:09:40,585 --> 01:09:42,624 If you row well... 430 01:09:43,325 --> 01:09:45,234 keep your life. 431 01:09:53,537 --> 01:09:56,573 The ship is ready. -Rowing. 432 01:10:20,552 --> 01:10:25,676 A fleet of Macedonian galleys attacks our merchant ships. 433 01:10:26,252 --> 01:10:32,087 The emperor grants us the honor to hunt them down and destroy them. 434 01:11:03,939 --> 01:11:06,346 Stroke speed. 435 01:11:41,180 --> 01:11:44,264 Attack speed. 436 01:12:25,039 --> 01:12:27,411 Ram speed. 437 01:13:43,208 --> 01:13:45,034 Rest. 438 01:14:52,076 --> 01:14:56,784 What are you doing here? -I had to report to you. 439 01:14:58,921 --> 01:15:02,585 Oh yes. I forgot that. 440 01:15:09,307 --> 01:15:13,557 You could have killed me. What were you paying attention to? 441 01:15:14,421 --> 01:15:18,584 I don't want to die yet. -Who will save you? 442 01:15:19,180 --> 01:15:21,849 The God of my forefathers. 443 01:15:23,190 --> 01:15:28,610 Your god has forsaken you. He is as powerless as my gods. 444 01:15:28,778 --> 01:15:32,526 My gods do not help me. Your god doesn't help you. 445 01:15:32,903 --> 01:15:34,527 I might. 446 01:15:34,809 --> 01:15:37,762 Curious, 41? 447 01:15:39,860 --> 01:15:42,018 By the looks of it, yes. 448 01:15:43,151 --> 01:15:49,381 I am a professional fighter. In my spare time I like to train fighters. 449 01:15:49,549 --> 01:15:55,202 I own the best gladiators and drivers in Rome. Interest? 450 01:15:55,370 --> 01:16:00,558 To die as your slave? -That's better than living here. 451 01:16:00,726 --> 01:16:03,133 I won't stay here forever. 452 01:16:09,707 --> 01:16:12,280 What would you do if you escaped? 453 01:16:13,745 --> 01:16:19,397 My mother and sister are condemned with me. Innocent. 454 01:16:19,565 --> 01:16:22,276 I don't rest... -Are you innocent yourself? 455 01:16:22,444 --> 01:16:25,065 Would that matter? 456 01:16:26,120 --> 01:16:28,611 Consider my offer. 457 01:16:28,807 --> 01:16:35,059 You won't escape as long as we win. If not, you'll sink with the ship. 458 01:16:35,955 --> 01:16:40,627 God won't let me live for three years to let me die like this. 459 01:16:40,795 --> 01:16:44,247 What a strange, stubborn faith... 460 01:16:44,415 --> 01:16:47,416 to think that existence has meaning. 461 01:16:47,587 --> 01:16:51,855 A sensible person would have long since been lost. 462 01:16:52,023 --> 01:16:53,730 Like you. 463 01:16:54,210 --> 01:16:55,953 How come? 464 01:16:57,784 --> 01:17:00,453 Back to your belt, 41. 465 01:17:17,019 --> 01:17:19,142 The enemy is in sight. 466 01:17:20,054 --> 01:17:22,627 Getting ready for battle. 467 01:17:38,128 --> 01:17:40,339 Ready to fire. 468 01:17:43,366 --> 01:17:45,857 More ammo. 469 01:17:51,847 --> 01:17:54,135 Strap on. 470 01:17:55,168 --> 01:17:57,706 Belts down. 471 01:17:58,032 --> 01:17:59,941 Chain the rowers. 472 01:18:25,778 --> 01:18:27,438 41 not. 473 01:18:28,406 --> 01:18:32,237 I don't want to die. 474 01:19:02,519 --> 01:19:05,520 41, why did he do that? 475 01:19:06,451 --> 01:19:08,195 I don't know. 476 01:19:10,651 --> 01:19:13,652 I've been helped once before. 477 01:19:14,561 --> 01:19:17,182 Then I didn't know why. 478 01:19:18,056 --> 01:19:21,056 Normal speed. 479 01:19:57,443 --> 01:19:59,768 Number one, ignite. 480 01:20:00,833 --> 01:20:02,375 Firework. 481 01:20:22,965 --> 01:20:25,738 Retract straps on command. 482 01:20:26,405 --> 01:20:28,730 Left straps on. 483 01:20:29,642 --> 01:20:31,385 To withdraw. 484 01:20:34,183 --> 01:20:36,223 Right straps too. 485 01:20:42,524 --> 01:20:44,682 To withdraw. 486 01:21:27,272 --> 01:21:32,977 Helmsman, collision course. Command the rowers: ram speed. 487 01:21:44,125 --> 01:21:47,074 Consul, pirates on a collision course. 488 01:21:54,381 --> 01:21:57,540 We're being rammed. 489 01:26:53,045 --> 01:26:55,334 Why did you save me? 490 01:26:57,336 --> 01:27:00,008 Why did you loosen my chain? 491 01:27:20,479 --> 01:27:23,396 What's your name, 41? 492 01:27:25,370 --> 01:27:27,252 Judah Ben-Hur. 493 01:27:31,343 --> 01:27:33,501 Let me die. 494 01:27:35,972 --> 01:27:38,890 You live to serve this ship. 495 01:27:39,684 --> 01:27:42,601 If you row well, you will stay alive. 496 01:27:57,283 --> 01:27:59,738 Is it a square sail? 497 01:28:00,942 --> 01:28:02,733 Not visible. 498 01:28:03,882 --> 01:28:06,372 Let it be the enemy. 499 01:28:07,750 --> 01:28:11,281 Then I die, and you are free. 500 01:28:15,903 --> 01:28:18,228 It's a Roman sail. 501 01:28:49,412 --> 01:28:53,540 Welcome, consul. We had already given up all hope. 502 01:28:56,835 --> 01:28:58,377 Water. 503 01:29:02,517 --> 01:29:06,514 Was the fleet lost? -Five galleys. 504 01:29:07,045 --> 01:29:10,045 And the battle? -The battle is won. 505 01:29:10,826 --> 01:29:12,788 You have triumphed. 506 01:29:13,089 --> 01:29:15,710 Triumphant? -Complete. 507 01:29:34,369 --> 01:29:40,371 Because your god wanted to save you, he also saved the fleet. 508 01:30:14,988 --> 01:30:17,443 Hello Arrius. 509 01:30:20,221 --> 01:30:22,925 Just row. 510 01:33:15,769 --> 01:33:20,264 You are in great danger averted, Quintus Arrius. 511 01:33:21,190 --> 01:33:24,855 This triumphal staff is well deserved. 512 01:33:32,516 --> 01:33:35,386 Who is that man in your car? 513 01:33:35,914 --> 01:33:39,078 The man who saved me. 514 01:33:39,246 --> 01:33:41,404 Do you know anything else about him? 515 01:33:43,730 --> 01:33:48,475 He would be the governor of Judea have attacked. 516 01:33:48,643 --> 01:33:50,719 He was innocent. 517 01:33:50,887 --> 01:33:55,382 Isn't that inconsistent? Attacking my governor... 518 01:33:55,599 --> 01:33:58,172 and save my consul? 519 01:33:59,190 --> 01:34:02,144 Tomorrow we will talk about him. 520 01:34:32,055 --> 01:34:37,633 We now know everything about him. An influential man in his country. 521 01:34:37,845 --> 01:34:42,848 His attack is an attack on the Senate and the citizens of Rome. 522 01:34:43,016 --> 01:34:45,680 I'm sure the attack was unintentional. 523 01:34:45,848 --> 01:34:48,484 Let us speak out. 524 01:34:50,136 --> 01:34:52,841 Let us be magnanimous. 525 01:34:53,768 --> 01:34:57,108 In gratitude for your triumph... 526 01:34:57,276 --> 01:35:00,976 We won't send him back to the galleys. You get him as a slave. 527 01:35:05,517 --> 01:35:10,428 That is the will of the Senate and the citizens of Rome. 528 01:36:31,275 --> 01:36:36,185 Recently I returned to Rome with my savior. 529 01:36:36,654 --> 01:36:40,105 You know him best charioteer of Rome. 530 01:36:40,273 --> 01:36:43,606 He has already triumphed five times. 531 01:36:49,976 --> 01:36:55,017 He takes the place for me of the son I lost. 532 01:36:55,762 --> 01:37:01,218 I'm as proud as a father. That I can still experience that. 533 01:37:06,481 --> 01:37:11,558 Nothing can strengthen our bond, but I want to share this with you. 534 01:37:12,551 --> 01:37:16,546 The adoption formalities have been completed. 535 01:37:16,714 --> 01:37:22,134 Arrius junior now bears my name and inherit my possessions. 536 01:37:26,942 --> 01:37:32,148 This ring from my ancestors would have gone to my son. 537 01:37:33,379 --> 01:37:35,917 Now you get it. 538 01:37:57,559 --> 01:38:01,805 A strange fate befell me to a new life... 539 01:38:02,530 --> 01:38:04,606 a new home... 540 01:38:05,285 --> 01:38:07,361 a new father. 541 01:38:08,544 --> 01:38:12,794 Fate brought me here, and can come get me. 542 01:38:13,931 --> 01:38:15,678 Wherever I am... 543 01:38:15,846 --> 01:38:20,424 I will wear this ring as befits a son of Arrius. 544 01:38:20,646 --> 01:38:23,494 With gratitude and affection. 545 01:38:24,847 --> 01:38:26,639 And with honor. 546 01:38:44,933 --> 01:38:48,432 I introduce you my son. My old friend Pontius Pilate. 547 01:38:48,675 --> 01:38:51,617 Before you came, my horses won. 548 01:38:51,785 --> 01:38:56,530 Your horses are very fast. -Not fast enough for you. 549 01:38:56,698 --> 01:38:59,070 You're from Judea, right? 550 01:38:59,284 --> 01:39:04,360 A difficult climate, I hear. -Not for the people of Judea. 551 01:39:08,081 --> 01:39:11,293 Terrible. I'm going to be governor. 552 01:39:11,461 --> 01:39:13,220 From Judea? 553 01:39:13,388 --> 01:39:17,966 I asked for Alexandria, but the wilderness calls me. 554 01:39:18,134 --> 01:39:21,288 All those scorpions and prophets... 555 01:39:21,456 --> 01:39:24,880 Let Judea rest. At least tonight. 556 01:39:25,098 --> 01:39:27,969 Goats and Jehovah. 557 01:39:45,950 --> 01:39:47,658 You're leaving. 558 01:39:50,718 --> 01:39:52,342 I have to. 559 01:39:53,633 --> 01:39:56,206 I can't stop you. 560 01:39:57,419 --> 01:40:01,961 I saw all those months the pain in your eyes. 561 01:40:02,173 --> 01:40:05,339 Still, I advise you to wait. 562 01:40:06,221 --> 01:40:08,546 Gratus is replaced. 563 01:40:08,882 --> 01:40:12,630 The new governor becomes Pontius Pilate. 564 01:40:16,000 --> 01:40:18,870 When? -Soon. 565 01:40:19,547 --> 01:40:21,954 It's to our advantage. 566 01:40:23,076 --> 01:40:27,571 Not if I return to Judea too late. 567 01:40:30,875 --> 01:40:35,003 That thought torments me, day in day out. 568 01:40:42,033 --> 01:40:44,489 Will Rome see you again? 569 01:40:51,276 --> 01:40:54,893 You have a share of my life. 570 01:40:56,538 --> 01:40:58,827 I'll never forget that. 571 01:41:01,652 --> 01:41:05,483 The gods forsake me. 572 01:41:07,019 --> 01:41:09,088 Their ways are unfathomable. 573 01:42:49,263 --> 01:42:50,852 Excuse me. 574 01:42:51,020 --> 01:42:53,095 You're not from here. 575 01:42:54,449 --> 01:42:56,690 Are you from Nazareth? 576 01:42:59,122 --> 01:43:00,829 What do you mean? 577 01:43:01,075 --> 01:43:02,735 I thought... 578 01:43:03,767 --> 01:43:05,973 that you were the one... 579 01:43:07,994 --> 01:43:11,695 who I'm looking for. 580 01:43:15,510 --> 01:43:17,965 He's your age. 581 01:43:19,514 --> 01:43:21,138 Who? 582 01:43:23,835 --> 01:43:25,744 If I find it... 583 01:43:26,738 --> 01:43:28,980 I will recognize him. 584 01:43:33,804 --> 01:43:37,303 Excuse me. I am Balthazar from Alexandria. 585 01:43:37,471 --> 01:43:40,009 I'm staying with Sheikh Ilderim. 586 01:43:42,685 --> 01:43:45,092 Not with the whip. 587 01:43:46,955 --> 01:43:48,864 My host. 588 01:43:50,177 --> 01:43:53,821 Fool, you don't know anything about horses. 589 01:43:53,989 --> 01:43:57,388 Dare to hit them again. 590 01:43:57,556 --> 01:44:01,212 Turn the corner slowly and run. 591 01:44:06,806 --> 01:44:10,091 Remember my words and show him some wisdom. 592 01:44:10,684 --> 01:44:12,760 Beautiful horses. 593 01:44:23,946 --> 01:44:27,148 They're ready. Let them run. 594 01:44:33,204 --> 01:44:35,930 They never make that turn. 595 01:44:42,254 --> 01:44:44,162 Stop him. 596 01:44:47,967 --> 01:44:49,710 I'll finish it. 597 01:44:55,765 --> 01:44:58,470 Here are the reins, crazy. 598 01:45:01,687 --> 01:45:05,056 Don't treat my horses like animals. 599 01:45:06,062 --> 01:45:08,974 Go back to your goats and your cows. 600 01:45:09,142 --> 01:45:10,801 Get out, idiot. 601 01:45:16,075 --> 01:45:20,321 They're not goats. Did you see what happened? 602 01:45:20,537 --> 01:45:23,408 This traveler saw it coming. 603 01:45:25,559 --> 01:45:30,043 They are good horses, but not a team. 604 01:45:30,536 --> 01:45:33,469 The outside horse was able to handle the turn. 605 01:45:33,637 --> 01:45:35,879 Antares? -The slowest. 606 01:45:36,047 --> 01:45:41,254 It must run on the inside to keep the others on track. 607 01:45:46,069 --> 01:45:49,236 Where did you learn that? 608 01:45:49,572 --> 01:45:51,778 At the Circus in Rome. 609 01:45:53,433 --> 01:45:55,888 Have you driven there? 610 01:45:57,760 --> 01:46:01,923 Can you take my four-in-hand? like a horse to run? 611 01:46:02,116 --> 01:46:06,388 I have to go to Jerusalem. -Is your caravan not leaving until tomorrow? 612 01:46:06,556 --> 01:46:11,005 Plenty of time to eat and drink and to talk. Come to my tent. 613 01:46:11,173 --> 01:46:14,457 Tell me about your running in Rome. 614 01:46:16,400 --> 01:46:20,372 If I could sing, I would sing about horses. 615 01:46:20,540 --> 01:46:25,886 No animal is so unscathed came from creation. 616 01:46:26,846 --> 01:46:30,760 Tomorrow Antares will be on the inside. 617 01:46:30,974 --> 01:46:33,975 Then also shorten the yoke. 618 01:46:35,099 --> 01:46:40,341 Judah Ben-Hur, a Jew. Yet you rode in the Circus. 619 01:46:42,946 --> 01:46:46,990 Not my choice, but my luck. 620 01:46:47,913 --> 01:46:53,251 You came when called. We could have performed miracles. 621 01:46:53,567 --> 01:46:55,440 Unfortunately you have to leave. 622 01:46:59,947 --> 01:47:04,379 My trip can't wait. -Maybe you'll come back. 623 01:47:04,547 --> 01:47:08,758 With your friends, your wives. -I have no women. 624 01:47:09,133 --> 01:47:10,876 None? 625 01:47:11,445 --> 01:47:13,869 I have six, no, seven. 626 01:47:14,179 --> 01:47:19,146 I count eight. He has more at home. 627 01:47:19,314 --> 01:47:22,833 Many women is a big advantage. 628 01:47:23,001 --> 01:47:25,344 I hope to find one. 629 01:47:25,512 --> 01:47:29,704 Oh my god, fine. But one woman is not civilized. 630 01:47:30,528 --> 01:47:32,320 And not generous. 631 01:47:37,705 --> 01:47:41,288 Was the food not tasty? -Certainly. 632 01:47:55,510 --> 01:47:59,673 And friend, buy yourself some women. 633 01:48:01,418 --> 01:48:05,119 I need my beauties good night wishes. 634 01:48:05,764 --> 01:48:11,350 They become impatient and jealous. Who will I hug first? 635 01:48:12,205 --> 01:48:16,633 Then I say goodbye... -No, keep watching. 636 01:48:30,498 --> 01:48:33,225 Come, children. 637 01:48:39,478 --> 01:48:41,803 They are afraid of strangers. 638 01:48:42,504 --> 01:48:45,814 Come on. Don't be afraid. 639 01:48:52,523 --> 01:48:54,539 Good children. 640 01:48:54,867 --> 01:48:57,848 They are descended from the earliest Arabs. 641 01:48:58,016 --> 01:49:00,350 They are named after stars. 642 01:49:01,936 --> 01:49:07,439 Antares. You're the slowest, but you never get tired. 643 01:49:10,358 --> 01:49:12,434 I love you too. 644 01:49:14,412 --> 01:49:19,157 Rigel. Life is good for us. 645 01:49:19,902 --> 01:49:21,693 Good, Rigel. 646 01:49:23,085 --> 01:49:24,994 You are sleepy. 647 01:49:26,957 --> 01:49:29,412 Worked hard today. 648 01:49:30,425 --> 01:49:32,880 You can sleep like this. 649 01:49:33,385 --> 01:49:36,302 Good night, my darling. 650 01:49:38,202 --> 01:49:41,554 Calm down, Aldebaran. I hadn't forgotten you. 651 01:49:42,195 --> 01:49:45,510 You are the fastest, but you don't keep course. 652 01:49:47,656 --> 01:49:50,238 I don't know any more beautiful horses. 653 01:49:50,406 --> 01:49:55,731 You should see their mother Myra, but that is not allowed. 654 01:50:01,983 --> 01:50:05,980 They like you. That doesn't happen often. 655 01:50:06,571 --> 01:50:09,904 Antares, Rigel. It's already late. 656 01:50:10,955 --> 01:50:14,869 Altair, Aldebaran. Go to sleep. 657 01:50:15,938 --> 01:50:20,928 You must become strong and fast. Vort. 658 01:50:25,412 --> 01:50:30,549 In Jerusalem they run against the champion of the east. 659 01:50:30,717 --> 01:50:34,474 Tribune Messala with his black devils. The wither. 660 01:50:34,642 --> 01:50:37,444 Messala? At the Circus? 661 01:50:37,727 --> 01:50:39,435 Do you know him? 662 01:50:40,453 --> 01:50:44,070 I know him. -You may not like him? 663 01:50:47,748 --> 01:50:52,479 My people pray for a man who can defeat Messala. 664 01:50:52,647 --> 01:50:57,104 You can do that arrogant Roman pound into the ground. 665 01:50:57,442 --> 01:51:02,379 My horses run for a man if he treats them with love. 666 01:51:02,547 --> 01:51:05,797 Then they fly. -Impossible. 667 01:51:07,529 --> 01:51:10,939 Shame. But just think about it. 668 01:51:11,107 --> 01:51:15,633 To humiliate the tribune for the people he has humiliated. 669 01:51:16,085 --> 01:51:19,933 Defeated by a Jew. 670 01:51:20,101 --> 01:51:23,538 I have to... -I know it's not possible. 671 01:51:23,717 --> 01:51:26,172 Just the idea. 672 01:51:27,957 --> 01:51:30,578 Don't you have the same goal? 673 01:51:31,426 --> 01:51:34,068 I do it my way. 674 01:51:34,236 --> 01:51:36,358 By killing him. 675 01:51:40,286 --> 01:51:43,370 I see the pain in your eyes. 676 01:51:43,538 --> 01:51:47,998 Whatever he did, you must not kill him. 677 01:51:48,166 --> 01:51:50,656 He will get his punishment. 678 01:51:51,606 --> 01:51:54,000 I don't believe in miracles. 679 01:51:54,168 --> 01:51:59,328 All life is a miracle. Accept God's judgment anyway. 680 01:52:01,575 --> 01:52:07,438 You don't believe in miracles, but God has spoken to me. 681 01:52:07,606 --> 01:52:13,662 A star led me to Bethlehem, to a child in a manger. 682 01:52:13,830 --> 01:52:16,320 The child of God. 683 01:52:16,786 --> 01:52:20,759 He's grown up now, ready for work. 684 01:52:20,927 --> 01:52:25,616 I have returned to be there when he comes. 685 01:52:27,833 --> 01:52:29,540 He is near. 686 01:52:30,403 --> 01:52:33,902 He saw the same sunset as us. 687 01:52:34,594 --> 01:52:38,425 Maybe it was on a hill. 688 01:52:39,218 --> 01:52:44,342 Maybe he's a shepherd, merchant or fisherman. 689 01:52:44,880 --> 01:52:46,609 But he lives. 690 01:52:46,849 --> 01:52:51,023 He will make his mark on all living things. 691 01:52:53,308 --> 01:52:55,881 Many roads lead to God. 692 01:52:57,208 --> 01:53:00,244 Hopefully your path is not too difficult. 693 01:53:08,905 --> 01:53:11,822 I'm just going to sleep. 694 01:53:26,562 --> 01:53:28,803 He's a good man. 695 01:53:29,259 --> 01:53:33,208 But for now we'll keep our sword ready. 696 01:53:33,729 --> 01:53:36,398 And our intention is pure. 697 01:53:37,017 --> 01:53:38,974 So I have to go. 698 01:53:41,008 --> 01:53:42,903 Only this: 699 01:53:43,071 --> 01:53:45,822 The arena knows no justice. 700 01:53:46,640 --> 01:53:48,965 Many die there. 701 01:53:51,902 --> 01:53:54,078 I hope to see you again. 702 01:56:20,537 --> 01:56:22,363 Esther. 703 01:56:34,029 --> 01:56:35,856 It's me, Judah. 704 01:56:46,515 --> 01:56:48,190 You're still alive. 705 01:56:48,358 --> 01:56:49,772 You here? 706 01:56:50,480 --> 01:56:54,913 What are you doing here? What happened? 707 01:57:03,825 --> 01:57:05,533 I'm here. 708 01:57:07,161 --> 01:57:08,869 I'm with you. 709 01:57:14,751 --> 01:57:16,827 Where is your father? 710 01:57:21,507 --> 01:57:25,718 On the day you were taken, he was arrested. 711 01:57:25,928 --> 01:57:27,505 Tortured. 712 01:57:28,096 --> 01:57:32,888 When they knew he wasn't hiding anything, they let him go. 713 01:57:34,102 --> 01:57:39,012 We've been sitting ever since hiding here. 714 01:57:39,481 --> 01:57:41,806 And what about Antioch? 715 01:57:43,530 --> 01:57:47,944 The Romans took everything. There was nothing left for us there. 716 01:57:54,328 --> 01:57:56,632 Where are my mother and sister? 717 01:58:06,005 --> 01:58:08,330 Let me tell him. 718 01:58:29,043 --> 01:58:31,616 Good news, father. 719 01:58:33,044 --> 01:58:35,617 Judah Ben-Hur is still alive. 720 01:58:36,573 --> 01:58:40,024 He has come home. He's here. 721 01:59:05,914 --> 01:59:07,740 My old friend. 722 01:59:09,988 --> 01:59:13,570 Let me look at you. 723 01:59:15,492 --> 01:59:18,398 Yes, it's true. 724 01:59:19,194 --> 01:59:22,777 Praise be to God for his mercy. 725 01:59:44,348 --> 01:59:46,175 Where are they? 726 01:59:46,948 --> 01:59:50,233 Since that terrible day... 727 01:59:51,021 --> 01:59:54,057 nothing more has been heard from them. 728 02:00:09,364 --> 02:00:13,866 You've been way too loyal. -Don't feel sorry. 729 02:00:14,034 --> 02:00:16,656 I'm a lot more manly. 730 02:00:18,330 --> 02:00:20,557 Malek, my other half. 731 02:00:20,725 --> 02:00:25,001 We were released on the same day. 732 02:00:25,169 --> 02:00:29,842 Malek without tongue and me with paralyzed legs. 733 02:00:30,010 --> 02:00:34,475 Now I am his tongue and he is my legs. 734 02:00:34,643 --> 02:00:37,879 Together we are very respectable. 735 02:00:39,689 --> 02:00:41,516 Old friend... 736 02:00:42,908 --> 02:00:48,150 She knew you would come back. She never gave up hope. 737 02:00:50,274 --> 02:00:53,191 I thought it was a vain hope. 738 02:00:54,182 --> 02:00:58,345 Your only thought is save your family. 739 02:00:59,242 --> 02:01:05,078 If that doesn't work, then you must have a different goal. 740 02:01:05,246 --> 02:01:10,604 Your fortune is largely safe. I didn't say anything. 741 02:01:10,772 --> 02:01:16,214 It is still there, ready to seize power and kill the Romans. 742 02:01:18,758 --> 02:01:22,117 That's why I didn't come back. 743 02:01:22,681 --> 02:01:24,341 They're dead. 744 02:01:24,764 --> 02:01:29,721 Four years. No one lasts that long it out in the dungeons. 745 02:01:34,147 --> 02:01:37,432 What galley slave does it last more than a year? 746 02:01:37,692 --> 02:01:39,814 That's true. 747 02:01:47,831 --> 02:01:51,828 Your return gives us confidence. 748 02:01:51,996 --> 02:01:56,622 I would like to laugh again. Let's laugh. 749 02:01:56,790 --> 02:02:02,459 Joy will return to this house. We will celebrate... 750 02:02:14,753 --> 02:02:16,460 Leave it to me. 751 02:02:47,832 --> 02:02:50,666 We've been here before. 752 02:02:53,066 --> 02:02:54,902 Long time ago. 753 02:02:56,177 --> 02:02:57,836 Four years. 754 02:03:01,335 --> 02:03:03,127 It just seems... 755 02:03:03,871 --> 02:03:06,362 like it was yesterday. 756 02:03:07,768 --> 02:03:09,506 I then said: 757 02:03:11,461 --> 02:03:15,672 If you weren't a bride, I would give a goodbye kiss. 758 02:03:17,358 --> 02:03:22,149 If I weren't a bride I wouldn't say goodbye. 759 02:03:33,127 --> 02:03:35,244 I am not a bride. 760 02:04:06,962 --> 02:04:09,749 Why have you never married? 761 02:04:11,364 --> 02:04:13,486 My father needed me. 762 02:04:17,953 --> 02:04:19,495 And also... 763 02:04:28,360 --> 02:04:30,732 I still have it on. 764 02:04:32,622 --> 02:04:37,497 I would wear it until I found the right woman. 765 02:04:44,398 --> 02:04:47,601 It has become part of my hand. 766 02:04:55,780 --> 02:04:58,531 If Messala knew you were here... 767 02:04:59,187 --> 02:05:00,930 He must know. 768 02:05:01,277 --> 02:05:04,112 At least he knows where they are. 769 02:05:11,207 --> 02:05:13,828 And if you heard... 770 02:05:15,770 --> 02:05:20,147 that they were dead? -Then Messala will pay for it. 771 02:05:24,970 --> 02:05:28,137 I know what hate can do. 772 02:05:28,896 --> 02:05:31,731 It burned my father out. 773 02:05:33,116 --> 02:05:37,612 A young rabbi says that forgiveness is greater... 774 02:05:37,903 --> 02:05:41,022 and love is stronger than hate. 775 02:05:41,883 --> 02:05:43,674 I believe him. 776 02:05:46,416 --> 02:05:48,276 Stay alive. 777 02:05:48,643 --> 02:05:50,791 Leave Messala alone. 778 02:05:50,959 --> 02:05:53,532 Only when I no longer think and feel. 779 02:05:55,968 --> 02:05:58,257 It hasn't gotten that far yet. 780 02:05:58,425 --> 02:06:02,588 The tile that fell from this roof, still falls. 781 02:06:03,124 --> 02:06:05,994 This time you won't go into the galleys. 782 02:06:06,162 --> 02:06:09,910 This time it will kill you. 783 02:06:53,827 --> 02:06:57,575 By Quintus Arrius. He makes his appearance. 784 02:06:57,743 --> 02:07:00,316 The consul? -His son. 785 02:07:00,490 --> 02:07:02,815 Let him move on. 786 02:07:05,429 --> 02:07:09,143 Does the consul have a son? -A champion of the Circus. 787 02:07:09,311 --> 02:07:11,307 Where do these gifts come from? 788 02:07:11,475 --> 02:07:14,779 Maybe he'll join the games. -Look. 789 02:07:17,034 --> 02:07:18,742 Wonderful. 790 02:07:18,910 --> 02:07:20,819 I don't know him at all. 791 02:07:20,987 --> 02:07:23,110 That's what you thought. 792 02:07:47,560 --> 02:07:51,474 By what magic do you bear that name? 793 02:07:51,941 --> 02:07:56,769 By your magic. You sent me to the galleys. 794 02:07:57,488 --> 02:08:01,106 When my ship sank, I saved the consul. 795 02:08:12,480 --> 02:08:14,472 Do you know his seal? 796 02:08:26,106 --> 02:08:30,434 I have come back, as I swore. 797 02:08:36,317 --> 02:08:40,528 Your gift is extremely appropriate. 798 02:08:41,435 --> 02:08:44,555 Should I use it on myself? 799 02:08:45,733 --> 02:08:49,944 What is it from my mother? and become my sister? 800 02:08:53,363 --> 02:08:56,529 I don't mind prisoners. 801 02:08:57,038 --> 02:08:59,196 Make sure you find them. 802 02:08:59,902 --> 02:09:06,403 Release them. Then I forget what I swore in that galley. 803 02:09:09,841 --> 02:09:13,126 That is not possible without permission from Gratus. 804 02:09:13,294 --> 02:09:15,420 Make sure you get it. 805 02:09:19,145 --> 02:09:21,600 I'll come back tomorrow. 806 02:09:22,164 --> 02:09:25,200 Don't disappoint me. 807 02:09:39,909 --> 02:09:41,700 Where are they? 808 02:09:41,911 --> 02:09:45,611 It's been five years. Would they still be alive? 809 02:09:45,779 --> 02:09:48,106 Go to the Citadel. 810 02:09:48,419 --> 02:09:51,170 And if they're dead? -So be it. 811 02:10:05,645 --> 02:10:07,599 Miriam, wife. 812 02:10:07,767 --> 02:10:11,301 Tirzah, daughter... -That's right. Are they still alive? 813 02:10:11,854 --> 02:10:13,597 East side. 814 02:10:14,565 --> 02:10:16,806 Bottom floor. 815 02:10:17,197 --> 02:10:20,530 Cell 2. The jailer will know. 816 02:10:38,085 --> 02:10:40,042 Water... 817 02:11:18,468 --> 02:11:23,623 When was the last time you saw them? -Never, I've been working here for three years. 818 02:11:23,941 --> 02:11:26,266 But they are still alive. 819 02:11:28,964 --> 02:11:30,790 The food disappears. 820 02:12:05,079 --> 02:12:07,071 Lepers. 821 02:12:35,718 --> 02:12:41,015 We'll release them outside the city and burn the cell clean. 822 02:13:27,106 --> 02:13:29,063 Is anyone there? 823 02:13:34,465 --> 02:13:36,504 I hear someone. 824 02:13:49,963 --> 02:13:51,754 Who are you? 825 02:13:54,331 --> 02:13:56,739 Don't come any closer. 826 02:13:59,575 --> 02:14:01,568 Who are you? 827 02:14:06,561 --> 02:14:08,518 It's me, Miriam. 828 02:14:16,431 --> 02:14:18,638 Stay where you are. 829 02:14:20,644 --> 02:14:22,600 You're back. 830 02:14:24,305 --> 02:14:26,677 Back off, Esther. 831 02:14:34,878 --> 02:14:37,333 We are lepers. 832 02:15:06,823 --> 02:15:09,148 Is Judah alive? 833 02:15:11,729 --> 02:15:15,195 Judah is still alive. He's here. 834 02:15:18,208 --> 02:15:19,868 Where? 835 02:15:21,170 --> 02:15:24,444 He is looking for you. 836 02:15:24,819 --> 02:15:27,922 I have to tell him... 837 02:15:28,090 --> 02:15:30,366 and my father. 838 02:15:31,547 --> 02:15:33,836 Don't tell anyone. 839 02:15:36,018 --> 02:15:39,517 We are going to the Valley of the Lepers. 840 02:15:39,747 --> 02:15:41,621 For good. 841 02:15:42,805 --> 02:15:46,444 But Judah must know. 842 02:15:51,147 --> 02:15:53,104 Please. 843 02:16:11,755 --> 02:16:14,709 I didn't see his face. 844 02:16:15,827 --> 02:16:17,986 Has he changed? 845 02:16:20,460 --> 02:16:23,444 No, he hasn't changed. 846 02:16:29,062 --> 02:16:31,387 He hasn't changed. 847 02:16:33,333 --> 02:16:35,763 You love him, Esther. 848 02:16:46,532 --> 02:16:48,406 Swear to me... 849 02:16:48,892 --> 02:16:51,267 on your love for him... 850 02:16:52,220 --> 02:16:55,165 that you will never tell him. 851 02:17:04,055 --> 02:17:06,250 Can he never know? 852 02:17:09,765 --> 02:17:13,299 This is how he remembers us as we were. 853 02:17:14,194 --> 02:17:15,636 Promise. 854 02:17:27,010 --> 02:17:29,916 I have no other hope. 855 02:17:30,452 --> 02:17:32,325 Only this. 856 02:17:39,266 --> 02:17:41,306 I promise. 857 02:17:45,149 --> 02:17:47,355 That makes me happy. 858 02:18:06,066 --> 02:18:07,699 Guard. 859 02:18:53,454 --> 02:18:55,778 Messala will find out. 860 02:18:55,946 --> 02:19:00,011 Hopefully they're still alive and sets them free. 861 02:19:00,179 --> 02:19:01,922 He sets them free. 862 02:19:02,163 --> 02:19:04,701 He wants to live. 863 02:19:05,704 --> 02:19:08,160 He cannot release them. 864 02:19:11,499 --> 02:19:13,326 What do you mean? 865 02:19:21,680 --> 02:19:24,132 I've seen them. 866 02:19:24,946 --> 02:19:27,982 Where? When did you see them? 867 02:19:33,667 --> 02:19:35,659 They were dead. 868 02:19:41,335 --> 02:19:42,905 When? 869 02:19:48,808 --> 02:19:50,503 In prison. 870 02:19:52,423 --> 02:19:55,441 When I inquired about my father. 871 02:19:59,865 --> 02:20:01,904 Why didn't you say anything? 872 02:20:07,347 --> 02:20:09,423 I couldn't do it. 873 02:20:10,121 --> 02:20:12,457 Not even to you, father. 874 02:20:13,496 --> 02:20:16,497 I was afraid you'd messala... 875 02:20:16,763 --> 02:20:19,949 Your search is now over. 876 02:20:20,177 --> 02:20:21,968 Past. 877 02:20:26,065 --> 02:20:28,899 Put Messala out of your mind. 878 02:20:29,067 --> 02:20:31,184 Go back to Rome. 879 02:21:34,999 --> 02:21:49,329 5 MINUTE BREAK (until 2:26:11) 880 02:26:11,120 --> 02:26:14,057 Gentlemen, officers. 881 02:26:15,224 --> 02:26:18,308 Defenders of the Roman Empire. 882 02:26:19,079 --> 02:26:21,036 Can I come in? 883 02:26:21,561 --> 02:26:25,428 Of course, sheikh. What an unexpected pleasure. 884 02:26:26,467 --> 02:26:29,302 What a courtesy. 885 02:26:38,517 --> 02:26:43,344 You must be wondering what I'm here to do. 886 02:26:43,605 --> 02:26:47,360 I'm a gambler and the games are approaching. 887 02:26:47,528 --> 02:26:52,142 My white team rides against it undefeated black team of the tribune. 888 02:26:52,735 --> 02:26:54,905 I support my own horses. 889 02:26:55,073 --> 02:26:56,837 Without limit? 890 02:27:13,671 --> 02:27:15,912 Note me. -What rate? 891 02:27:16,080 --> 02:27:20,291 Patience, protectors of remote swamps. 892 02:27:20,459 --> 02:27:24,366 Can I sit somewhere? -Sit down. What is your commitment? 893 02:27:24,694 --> 02:27:29,057 What does he have to offer? -A seat for the Arab. 894 02:27:34,938 --> 02:27:37,266 Well... -1000 dinars. 895 02:27:39,859 --> 02:27:44,520 Your enthusiasm is a credit to you. There is plenty of time and money. 896 02:27:45,113 --> 02:27:48,067 First of all, the course. 897 02:27:48,658 --> 02:27:52,109 The tribune has won many times. 898 02:27:53,307 --> 02:27:55,181 What will it be, gentlemen? 899 02:27:56,581 --> 02:27:58,372 Two against one. 900 02:27:59,783 --> 02:28:04,041 Noble Romans, rulers of the world. 901 02:28:04,209 --> 02:28:07,629 Where has your courage gone? 902 02:28:07,991 --> 02:28:11,027 Even the street rate is higher. 903 02:28:11,498 --> 02:28:13,325 Three against one. 904 02:28:13,493 --> 02:28:15,781 Let's be honest. 905 02:28:15,949 --> 02:28:19,862 In four years the tribune won four times. 906 02:28:20,188 --> 02:28:21,765 Wait a minute. 907 02:28:22,774 --> 02:28:27,186 You have good horses, but who is the driver? 908 02:28:28,521 --> 02:28:31,979 Didn't I say that? How sloppy. 909 02:28:32,313 --> 02:28:34,305 The Prince of Hur. 910 02:28:41,349 --> 02:28:45,245 It was sent to the galleys. -He's back. 911 02:28:45,413 --> 02:28:46,871 Impossible. 912 02:28:47,081 --> 02:28:50,130 The divine Tiberius was merciful to him. 913 02:28:53,170 --> 02:28:58,790 No one bets on the tribune against a Jew? A galley slave? 914 02:29:02,176 --> 02:29:04,927 Then I was definitely wrong. 915 02:29:08,515 --> 02:29:12,512 And you, tribune? Will you give me four to one? 916 02:29:19,816 --> 02:29:24,690 The difference between a Roman and a Jew. 917 02:29:24,945 --> 02:29:26,736 Or an Arab. 918 02:29:32,382 --> 02:29:34,540 Very brave. 919 02:29:36,152 --> 02:29:40,140 And now the stakes. I suggest... 920 02:29:51,442 --> 02:29:53,518 1000 talents? 921 02:30:04,802 --> 02:30:07,043 If it's too much... 922 02:30:08,313 --> 02:30:12,097 1000 talents is good. -Agreed to meet. 923 02:30:59,313 --> 02:31:01,953 Feed them well. 924 02:31:15,243 --> 02:31:18,172 If only people were that good. 925 02:31:19,789 --> 02:31:23,620 Remember: nine rounds. 926 02:31:32,530 --> 02:31:36,029 Understood? Nine lives. 927 02:31:37,540 --> 02:31:39,579 Fast boy. 928 02:31:40,211 --> 02:31:43,793 You don't win in the first round. 929 02:31:44,371 --> 02:31:46,943 You win the last round. 930 02:31:48,202 --> 02:31:52,578 And not on your own. Wait for the others. 931 02:31:55,654 --> 02:31:59,900 Calm Antares. Our rock in the surf. 932 02:32:00,959 --> 02:32:03,082 You are our anchor. 933 02:32:10,115 --> 02:32:13,151 I thought they only loved me. 934 02:32:13,361 --> 02:32:15,898 I have been adopted into the family. 935 02:32:16,668 --> 02:32:20,665 Rest well. Tomorrow we go to the city. 936 02:32:21,803 --> 02:32:25,925 Your victory over Messala, for the eyes of the new governor... 937 02:32:26,093 --> 02:32:29,190 will resound throughout the kingdom. 938 02:32:29,358 --> 02:32:32,592 Pontius Pilate? -Ready to crush us. 939 02:32:32,760 --> 02:32:35,760 You'll show him something. 940 02:32:36,653 --> 02:32:40,353 I only run against Messala. 941 02:33:42,613 --> 02:33:47,417 Forgive my desire for revenge, but my mind is made up. 942 02:33:47,615 --> 02:33:51,694 My life is in Your hands. Do with me whatever You want. 943 02:34:07,498 --> 02:34:12,637 The Star of David will shine for your people and mine... 944 02:34:12,805 --> 02:34:15,805 and blind the Romans. 945 02:34:17,918 --> 02:34:19,381 They're ready. 946 02:35:28,953 --> 02:35:30,744 Number five. 947 02:35:31,551 --> 02:35:33,875 Where is number five? 948 02:36:04,638 --> 02:36:08,567 This is the day, Judah. It's between the two of us. 949 02:36:08,836 --> 02:36:12,002 Yes, this is the day. 950 02:36:15,401 --> 02:36:18,604 He has a big chariot. 951 02:36:34,889 --> 02:36:38,721 Be careful. Stay away from him. 952 02:36:50,159 --> 02:36:54,203 Hail Jupiter. Give me victory. 953 02:41:25,183 --> 02:41:27,009 Citizens. 954 02:41:27,273 --> 02:41:32,100 On behalf of the divine Tiberius I welcome you to these games. 955 02:41:32,587 --> 02:41:35,339 For his greater glory... 956 02:41:35,507 --> 02:41:37,630 and from Rome... 957 02:41:38,227 --> 02:41:41,263 of which you are all a part. 958 02:41:44,172 --> 02:41:47,208 We honor the participants. 959 02:41:47,852 --> 02:41:50,205 They're from Alexandria... 960 02:41:50,373 --> 02:41:53,165 Messina, Carthage... 961 02:41:53,492 --> 02:41:55,615 Cyprus, Rome... 962 02:41:56,344 --> 02:41:59,008 Corinth, Athens... 963 02:41:59,368 --> 02:42:02,290 Phrygia and Judea. 964 02:42:10,913 --> 02:42:14,644 The best will receive the victor's crown. 965 02:42:14,952 --> 02:42:17,240 The match starts. 966 02:42:17,688 --> 02:42:19,811 Long live the emperor. 967 02:46:23,348 --> 02:46:25,471 Hurt, children. 968 02:46:42,923 --> 02:46:44,666 Roman boar. 969 02:53:16,552 --> 02:53:18,094 Greetings. 970 02:53:32,630 --> 02:53:34,326 A big victory. 971 02:53:34,494 --> 02:53:39,138 You are the only god for this people. For this moment. 972 02:53:39,568 --> 02:53:41,359 We honor you. 973 02:53:49,193 --> 02:53:51,233 I crown their god. 974 02:54:11,649 --> 02:54:15,231 I'll send for you. I have a message from Rome. 975 02:54:16,070 --> 02:54:20,446 Long life, Arrius. And common sense. 976 02:54:45,530 --> 02:54:47,818 We can't wait. 977 02:54:47,986 --> 02:54:49,812 He's coming. 978 02:54:58,352 --> 02:55:02,250 We can't wait any longer. -He's coming. 979 02:55:05,660 --> 02:55:07,154 He's coming. 980 02:55:08,182 --> 02:55:11,842 I sent for it. 981 02:55:12,056 --> 02:55:16,557 If you want to live, we need to treat you now. 982 02:55:17,025 --> 02:55:18,451 Understood? 983 02:55:18,619 --> 02:55:22,126 Don't turn off my legs yet. Not yet. 984 02:55:22,346 --> 02:55:24,525 Not until he comes. 985 02:55:25,252 --> 02:55:28,175 I don't receive it with half a body. 986 02:55:50,686 --> 02:55:53,381 Didn't I say so, Drusus? 987 02:55:53,902 --> 02:55:55,729 There he is. 988 02:56:29,133 --> 02:56:33,379 Your triumph is complete. 989 02:56:34,461 --> 02:56:38,079 The race won, the enemy destroyed. 990 02:56:42,655 --> 02:56:44,943 I see no enemy. 991 02:56:46,320 --> 02:56:48,077 What do you see then? 992 02:56:48,433 --> 02:56:51,884 The mutilated body of a worthless animal? 993 02:56:54,028 --> 02:56:58,405 There's still plenty of me left that you can hate. 994 02:57:02,901 --> 02:57:05,049 I'll help you. 995 02:57:19,256 --> 02:57:22,990 You think your mother and your sister are dead... 996 02:57:23,373 --> 02:57:26,182 and the race is over. 997 02:57:28,455 --> 02:57:31,141 It's not over yet. 998 02:57:31,696 --> 02:57:33,735 They are not dead. 999 02:57:38,503 --> 02:57:40,412 Where are they? 1000 02:57:51,991 --> 02:57:53,948 Where are they? 1001 02:57:57,268 --> 02:57:59,011 Where are they? 1002 02:58:02,597 --> 02:58:04,388 You will find them... 1003 02:58:04,556 --> 02:58:08,616 in the Valley of the Lepers. 1004 02:58:10,307 --> 02:58:13,417 If you can recognize them. 1005 02:58:28,241 --> 02:58:30,114 He continues. 1006 02:58:31,291 --> 02:58:33,662 He continues, Judah. 1007 02:58:35,565 --> 02:58:37,273 The race... 1008 02:58:39,402 --> 02:58:44,277 The race is not over yet. 1009 03:00:34,837 --> 03:00:37,036 Where can I go down? 1010 03:00:37,204 --> 03:00:39,977 Are you crazy? Stay away from here. 1011 03:01:35,528 --> 03:01:39,192 I'm looking for two women mother and daughter. 1012 03:01:42,927 --> 03:01:45,543 There are many women here. 1013 03:01:47,190 --> 03:01:49,559 From the Hur family. 1014 03:01:50,952 --> 03:01:53,363 We don't have names here. 1015 03:02:52,853 --> 03:02:54,561 For them? 1016 03:02:58,796 --> 03:03:02,081 Why did you say they were dead? -That's what they wanted. 1017 03:03:02,249 --> 03:03:06,212 Leave them in that delusion. Do it for them. 1018 03:03:06,595 --> 03:03:09,635 Not seeing them? -Here they come. 1019 03:03:09,972 --> 03:03:14,847 Love them the way they want. By not looking at them. 1020 03:03:15,059 --> 03:03:18,666 Pretend you've never been here. 1021 03:04:31,999 --> 03:04:34,121 Is Judah doing well? 1022 03:04:34,746 --> 03:04:36,738 Is he happy? 1023 03:04:38,200 --> 03:04:41,366 Yes, he's doing well. 1024 03:04:44,296 --> 03:04:47,213 Don't worry. 1025 03:04:47,456 --> 03:04:49,614 He's doing well. 1026 03:04:59,103 --> 03:05:00,894 God be with you. 1027 03:05:37,055 --> 03:05:38,964 They're gone. 1028 03:05:45,346 --> 03:05:47,303 We're going back. 1029 03:05:51,299 --> 03:05:54,418 Back where to? 1030 03:05:56,358 --> 03:05:59,228 They only have one hope. 1031 03:05:59,443 --> 03:06:02,763 That you remember them as they were... 1032 03:06:03,864 --> 03:06:06,650 and live your own life. 1033 03:06:08,743 --> 03:06:11,696 Forget all this. 1034 03:06:14,831 --> 03:06:17,950 They live in a grave. -What are you doing about it? 1035 03:06:18,167 --> 03:06:22,116 Everything. How could you let you go here? 1036 03:06:22,284 --> 03:06:25,919 I have to... -Please, Judah. 1037 03:06:30,236 --> 03:06:34,758 Think about it. It would tear them apart. 1038 03:07:43,181 --> 03:07:47,173 He's here. The child has become a man. 1039 03:07:47,341 --> 03:07:52,049 And that man is true the Son of God. 1040 03:07:55,733 --> 03:07:58,140 The promise has come true. 1041 03:07:58,733 --> 03:08:02,366 Happy Balthazar, your life is fulfilled. 1042 03:08:02,763 --> 03:08:06,827 My life is fulfilled. By God. 1043 03:08:22,018 --> 03:08:24,176 Come with me. 1044 03:08:27,398 --> 03:08:32,272 When I walked to the galleys, I almost died of thirst. 1045 03:08:32,485 --> 03:08:37,111 A man gave me water, that kept me alive. 1046 03:08:37,406 --> 03:08:41,403 I should have thrown it away. 1047 03:08:42,861 --> 03:08:44,943 I'm still thirsty. 1048 03:08:45,162 --> 03:08:47,285 Come and listen. 1049 03:08:49,000 --> 03:08:51,206 I have business to attend to with Rome. 1050 03:08:52,822 --> 03:08:55,359 You choose death. 1051 03:09:00,232 --> 03:09:02,189 Goodbye, Judah. 1052 03:10:54,890 --> 03:10:58,936 You wanted to speak to me? -Your triumph has consequences. 1053 03:10:59,319 --> 03:11:02,108 I have a message from the consul. 1054 03:11:04,561 --> 03:11:07,722 I honor him. -Honor yourself. 1055 03:11:07,890 --> 03:11:10,511 You are now a citizen of Rome. 1056 03:11:14,098 --> 03:11:16,174 No comment? 1057 03:11:19,051 --> 03:11:22,192 I come from a rocky valley... 1058 03:11:22,559 --> 03:11:26,129 where my mother and sister spend their lives... 1059 03:11:26,582 --> 03:11:31,207 because Rome wants it. Like lepers, pariahs. 1060 03:11:31,715 --> 03:11:36,090 I know that. Very bad and regrettable. 1061 03:11:36,285 --> 03:11:41,141 Their flesh is mine, branded by Rome. 1062 03:11:41,309 --> 03:11:45,766 Messala is dead, punished. -He's not to blame. 1063 03:11:45,934 --> 03:11:50,680 I knew him before he came from the Roman cruelty was seized. 1064 03:11:50,848 --> 03:11:55,239 Rome ruined him One my family. 1065 03:11:55,481 --> 03:11:59,379 Where there is a lot of power... 1066 03:11:59,903 --> 03:12:04,629 or much compassion also made many mistakes. 1067 03:12:05,114 --> 03:12:11,051 We learn from our mistakes. Rome wants to share her life with you. 1068 03:12:11,332 --> 03:12:15,907 Other voices are raised. -Like Arrius's. 1069 03:12:16,801 --> 03:12:19,519 He would warn you... 1070 03:12:19,754 --> 03:12:25,028 not to hold on to grudges and impossible loyalty. 1071 03:12:25,496 --> 03:12:27,606 True freedom does not exist. 1072 03:12:27,989 --> 03:12:30,707 A grown man knows the world... 1073 03:12:31,075 --> 03:12:34,746 and now that world is called Rome. 1074 03:12:35,654 --> 03:12:38,405 Also for you, Arrius. 1075 03:12:40,140 --> 03:12:42,761 My name is Judah Ben-Hur. 1076 03:12:54,150 --> 03:12:58,811 I came here as a friend of Arrius. 1077 03:12:59,571 --> 03:13:03,367 I go as the emperor's heavy hand. 1078 03:13:03,552 --> 03:13:06,422 Ready to crush the resistance. 1079 03:13:06,904 --> 03:13:11,447 The people want authority undermine Rome. 1080 03:13:11,686 --> 03:13:14,057 You are their hero. 1081 03:13:14,759 --> 03:13:18,901 They see you as their one true God. 1082 03:13:19,351 --> 03:13:23,823 If you stay here, your life becomes a drama. 1083 03:13:24,355 --> 03:13:27,474 My life is a drama. 1084 03:13:33,933 --> 03:13:36,012 Give this to Arrius. 1085 03:13:37,384 --> 03:13:40,402 I have too much respect for him. 1086 03:13:49,714 --> 03:13:54,873 Even for Arrius' sake I cannot save you from disaster. 1087 03:13:55,605 --> 03:13:57,956 You're too dangerous. 1088 03:14:13,424 --> 03:14:15,381 Leave Judea. 1089 03:14:17,128 --> 03:14:19,535 I warned you. 1090 03:14:53,313 --> 03:14:58,105 I was so afraid something would happen to you. 1091 03:14:59,881 --> 03:15:02,170 But here you are. 1092 03:15:04,453 --> 03:15:07,074 Your father is waiting for me. 1093 03:15:11,289 --> 03:15:13,115 Where is he? 1094 03:15:15,329 --> 03:15:17,321 What are you planning? 1095 03:15:27,900 --> 03:15:30,106 Just sleep for a while. 1096 03:15:30,407 --> 03:15:33,740 Give yourself a few peaceful hours. 1097 03:15:35,383 --> 03:15:37,439 Love and peace. 1098 03:15:37,607 --> 03:15:40,691 I long for that as fervently as you do. 1099 03:15:40,859 --> 03:15:42,650 Where do you find them? 1100 03:15:43,559 --> 03:15:45,681 That man from Nazareth... 1101 03:15:45,849 --> 03:15:48,256 The Word of Balthazar. 1102 03:15:49,110 --> 03:15:51,517 More than that. 1103 03:15:52,164 --> 03:15:56,078 His voice carried so far. 1104 03:15:56,505 --> 03:15:59,042 It was more than a voice. 1105 03:15:59,535 --> 03:16:02,072 He was more than a man. 1106 03:16:05,392 --> 03:16:09,435 He said: Blessed are the merciful. 1107 03:16:09,681 --> 03:16:12,493 They will receive mercy. 1108 03:16:12,747 --> 03:16:15,035 Blessed are the peacemakers. 1109 03:16:15,368 --> 03:16:20,743 They will be the children of God be mentioned. 1110 03:16:21,243 --> 03:16:23,833 In that valley of death? 1111 03:16:24,329 --> 03:16:28,200 The people of Judea will remain unclean... 1112 03:16:28,368 --> 03:16:33,798 until we get it dirty to throw off tyranny from us. 1113 03:16:34,454 --> 03:16:37,853 We have to clean this country. 1114 03:16:38,145 --> 03:16:40,932 With blood? -Precisely. 1115 03:16:42,107 --> 03:16:48,236 There is a law that says blood results in more blood. 1116 03:16:48,510 --> 03:16:53,669 Death reproduces, just like the vulture reproduces. 1117 03:16:54,115 --> 03:16:58,575 But that voice said: Love your enemies. 1118 03:16:58,938 --> 03:17:02,057 No matter how evil they are. 1119 03:17:02,875 --> 03:17:06,552 And our children to suffer as much as we do? 1120 03:17:06,720 --> 03:17:08,907 You make us suffer. 1121 03:17:12,589 --> 03:17:15,258 Can't we do anything together? 1122 03:17:16,678 --> 03:17:18,658 Not to love either? 1123 03:17:21,837 --> 03:17:26,962 I can barely breathe without feeling you in my heart. 1124 03:17:28,353 --> 03:17:30,016 But I know... 1125 03:17:31,525 --> 03:17:37,313 that everything I do will hurt you terribly. 1126 03:17:38,692 --> 03:17:41,099 Better not love me. 1127 03:17:42,501 --> 03:17:47,073 I loved Judah Ben-Hur. Where has he gone? 1128 03:17:47,400 --> 03:17:52,579 You have become what you fought against. You return evil for evil. 1129 03:17:52,810 --> 03:17:57,518 Hate has hardened you. You look like Messala. 1130 03:18:05,794 --> 03:18:08,119 I've lost you. 1131 03:19:10,579 --> 03:19:12,453 Not closer. 1132 03:19:13,256 --> 03:19:15,149 What are you doing here? 1133 03:19:15,360 --> 03:19:19,767 I waited for you last night. All evening. 1134 03:19:19,972 --> 03:19:22,843 What is? Where is Tirza? 1135 03:19:26,178 --> 03:19:28,135 Put the food down. 1136 03:19:29,134 --> 03:19:31,919 I'm coming to you. Don't be afraid. 1137 03:19:32,087 --> 03:19:34,494 What are you doing? -Don't be afraid. 1138 03:19:34,662 --> 03:19:37,448 The Nazarene has spoken again. 1139 03:19:37,664 --> 03:19:41,875 God's word is in everything He says. 1140 03:19:42,085 --> 03:19:45,364 I can't bear it that you don't know that. 1141 03:19:45,532 --> 03:19:49,316 That peaceful hand that reaches out to us. 1142 03:19:49,674 --> 03:19:52,899 He goes to Jerusalem. Come along. 1143 03:19:53,151 --> 03:19:56,436 Take Tirza with you, then we go to Him. 1144 03:19:58,528 --> 03:20:01,065 Tirza is dying. 1145 03:20:07,154 --> 03:20:09,988 Give the food and leave. 1146 03:20:11,851 --> 03:20:13,760 There is Judah. 1147 03:20:17,705 --> 03:20:20,242 You told him. 1148 03:20:23,167 --> 03:20:26,611 Don't come any closer. 1149 03:20:30,587 --> 03:20:32,495 Wait, mother. 1150 03:20:33,769 --> 03:20:36,058 I want to talk to you. 1151 03:20:36,730 --> 03:20:39,137 Not closer. 1152 03:20:39,608 --> 03:20:42,099 No, Judah, my son. 1153 03:20:43,991 --> 03:20:46,861 Mother, where is Tirza? 1154 03:20:47,142 --> 03:20:49,264 She's dying. 1155 03:20:58,915 --> 03:21:04,314 Jesus of Nazareth will teach them that they have eternal life... 1156 03:21:04,482 --> 03:21:08,266 and not have to be afraid before death. 1157 03:21:10,774 --> 03:21:13,015 I bring them to Him. 1158 03:21:39,654 --> 03:21:41,563 Where is Tirza? 1159 03:21:57,718 --> 03:22:00,796 Please don't go to her. 1160 03:22:56,535 --> 03:22:58,408 I'm scared. 1161 03:22:59,192 --> 03:23:01,065 Not necessary. 1162 03:23:02,365 --> 03:23:05,484 The world is bigger than we think. 1163 03:23:40,888 --> 03:23:43,889 Tirza. It's me. Judah. 1164 03:24:32,193 --> 03:24:34,898 Alms for a blind man. 1165 03:24:46,186 --> 03:24:50,124 Where is everyone? -To the trial. 1166 03:24:52,311 --> 03:24:57,026 Who is on trial? - That Nazarene. They demand the death penalty. 1167 03:24:57,194 --> 03:24:59,975 That can't be true. -Alms. 1168 03:25:00,404 --> 03:25:03,593 What has he done wrong? -Nothing. 1169 03:25:08,009 --> 03:25:10,684 Look. Lepers. 1170 03:25:10,852 --> 03:25:12,867 Go away. 1171 03:27:37,151 --> 03:27:39,042 Lepers. 1172 03:28:00,034 --> 03:28:02,196 This can't be true. 1173 03:28:11,284 --> 03:28:13,359 I know that man. 1174 03:28:27,703 --> 03:28:29,494 Please help Him. 1175 03:28:37,503 --> 03:28:39,162 Have compassion. 1176 03:28:46,023 --> 03:28:47,896 Spare Him. 1177 03:29:09,857 --> 03:29:11,933 Despite the pain... 1178 03:29:12,534 --> 03:29:14,989 such a peaceful look. 1179 03:29:16,927 --> 03:29:19,085 Watch out for them, Esther. 1180 03:29:56,909 --> 03:30:00,692 We have to go back. -I brought you here... 1181 03:30:01,501 --> 03:30:03,374 hoping... 1182 03:30:06,070 --> 03:30:08,775 You have not failed. 1183 03:30:27,107 --> 03:30:29,811 Hail, King of the Jews. 1184 03:33:07,668 --> 03:33:11,368 Here your search ends, Balthazar. 1185 03:33:18,096 --> 03:33:20,088 He gave me water... 1186 03:33:20,564 --> 03:33:22,971 and the courage to continue. 1187 03:33:25,563 --> 03:33:28,480 What did He do to deserve this? 1188 03:33:29,587 --> 03:33:33,536 He took our sins upon Himself. 1189 03:33:34,675 --> 03:33:37,509 That's what He was born for... 1190 03:33:38,626 --> 03:33:40,869 in that stable... 1191 03:33:41,456 --> 03:33:44,540 where I first saw Him. 1192 03:33:47,148 --> 03:33:50,646 That is why He came to earth. 1193 03:33:57,313 --> 03:33:59,389 To die like this? 1194 03:34:01,841 --> 03:34:03,880 A new beginning. 1195 03:34:35,837 --> 03:34:38,327 I've lived too long. 1196 03:35:09,061 --> 03:35:14,647 As if He was carrying that cross carried all the suffering in the world. 1197 03:35:16,119 --> 03:35:18,325 So scary. 1198 03:35:18,666 --> 03:35:23,078 But how could it happen? that I'm not afraid anymore? 1199 03:35:32,485 --> 03:35:34,726 There is a threat of severe weather. 1200 03:36:00,349 --> 03:36:05,010 A strange darkness. -In broad daylight. 1201 03:36:13,679 --> 03:36:16,134 His life is over. 1202 03:36:37,029 --> 03:36:38,606 What is this? 1203 03:36:47,543 --> 03:36:49,424 He's dead. 1204 03:36:50,003 --> 03:36:51,996 I'm in pain. 1205 03:36:52,986 --> 03:36:54,943 I feel it too. 1206 03:37:31,500 --> 03:37:33,492 I thought I... 1207 03:37:34,633 --> 03:37:36,341 Your hand. 1208 03:37:39,770 --> 03:37:42,095 Do you see your hand? 1209 03:40:19,992 --> 03:40:22,613 Just before His death... 1210 03:40:24,029 --> 03:40:30,066 he said, Father, forgive them. They don't know what they're doing. 1211 03:40:32,244 --> 03:40:35,328 Even at that moment. 1212 03:40:41,280 --> 03:40:45,757 And I felt His voice took the sword out of my hands. 1213 03:42:04,622 --> 03:42:18,324 DeMotJo