# BEN HUR-1907-silent- A Kalem Film

Ben Hur is a 15-minute-long 1907 silent drama film, the first film version of Lew Wallace's novel Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ, one of the best-selling books at that time.

- Kind: Short
- Year: 1907
- Runtime: 10 min
- By: Sidney Olcott and Frank Oakes Rose
- Genres: Silent
- Archive: [Wikimedia Commons](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:BEN_HUR-1907-silent-_A_Kalem_Film.ogv)
- Licence or status: Public domain (as the archive states it)
- Credit: Sidney Olcott and Frank Oakes Rose
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (the archive gives no rating; placed by Invisible Network from its collection and subjects)

[Watch now](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/watch/archive/commons/71185148?play=1)