Film Events

Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ

Sunday, December 21, 2025

A Jewish prince seeks to find his family and revenge himself upon his childhood friend who had him wrongly imprisoned.

SAVE THE DATE!  SUNDAY, DECEMBER 21, 2025- 11 A.M.

The 100th anniversary presentation of the epic silent screen masterpiece, BEN-HUR: A TALE OF THE CHRIST
A BENEFIT to assist the ongoing operational costs of the Orinda Theatre.

Presented in a restored version with tinting, two-color Technicolor sequences and a recorded orchestral score.
Fred Niblo's epic of the silent screen stars Ramón Novarro, Francis X. Bushman, Betty Bronson, May McAvoy and Carmel Meyers.  The screen epic, with its famous sea battle and stunning chariot race is presented without an intermission and runs 2 hours and 24 min.  Matías Bombal will introduce the picture and act as master of ceremonies. $15.00 all seats.  Presented in the Orinda's original 1941 auditorium on the BIG screen.
Details forthcoming. Tickets available soon at www.orindamovies.com Follow this page for more details and announcement of first day of ticket availability.
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