William Wyler Director Charlton Heston Judah Ben-Hur Actor Jack Hawkins Quintus Arrius Actor Stephen Boyd Messala Actor Haya Harareet Esther Actor Hugh Griffith Sheik Ilderim Actor Martha Scott Miriam Actor Sam Jaffe Simonides Actor Cathy O'Donnell Tirzah Actor Lew Wallace Writer Karl Tunberg Writer Sam Zimbalist Producer Robert Surtees Cinematographer John D. Dunning Film Editing Ralph E. Winters Film Editing Miklós Rózsa Original Music Edward C. Carfagno Art Director William A. Horning Art Director Hugh Hunt Set Decoration Elizabeth Haffenden Costume Design Gabriella Borzelli Hair Stylist Charles E. Parker Makeup Artist Edward Woehler Unit Production Manager Sash Fisher Sound Recordist William Steinkamp Sound Recordist Gus Agosti Assistant Director Franklin Milton Recording Supervisor Alberto Cardone Assistant Director A. Arnold Gillespie Special Photographic Effects Robert MacDonald Visual Effects Milo B. Lory Special Effects