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CountryDate
USA 18 November 1959 (New York City, New York) (premiere)
USA 24 November 1959 (Los Angeles, California) (premiere)
Argentina 10 December 1959
UK 16 December 1959
Japan 30 March 1960
France May 1960 (Cannes Film Festival)
Australia 15 July 1960
France 7 October 1960
West Germany 14 October 1960
Italy 21 October 1960
Finland 3 March 1961
Philippines 14 June 1961 (Davao)
Hong Kong 16 November 1961
South Korea 1962
Greece 18 February 1962
Denmark 19 February 1962
Sweden 20 February 1962
Denmark 7 August 1964 (re-release)
USA 26 March 1969 (Los Angeles, California) (re-release)
USA 18 June 1969 (New York City, New York) (re-release)
USA August 1969 (re-release)
Finland 7 January 1977 (re-release)
Hungary 26 August 1982
Philippines 18 April 1985 (Davao) (re-release)
Australia 26 March 1998 (Melbourne) (re-release)
Australia 14 May 1998 (Sydney) (re-release)
France 17 June 1998 (re-release)
Germany 25 October 2001 (DVD premiere)
Japan 27 October 2001 (Tokyo International Fantastic Film Festival)
Germany 6 February 2009 (Berlin International Film Festival)

Also Known As (AKA)
Ben-Hur Argentina / Brazil / Finland / France / Peru / Spain
Ben Hur Greece / Poland / West Germany / Yugoslavia (Serbian title)
аЕМ цСП Soviet Union (Russian title)
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ USA (alternative title)

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