What are the release dates for Ben-Hur - 1959?

Answer 1

Ben-Hur - 1959 was released on:

USA: 18 November 1959 (New York City, New York) (premiere)

USA: 24 November 1959 (Los Angeles, California)

UK: 16 December 1959 (London)

Turkey: 1960 (Bursa)

Brazil: 29 January 1960

Japan: 1 April 1960

Argentina: 28 April 1960

France: May 1960 (Cannes Film Festival)

Australia: 5 May 1960 (Sydney) (premiere)

Australia: 12 May 1960 (Melbourne)

France: 7 October 1960

Netherlands: 14 October 1960

West Germany: 14 October 1960

Italy: 21 October 1960

Portugal: 25 October 1960

Spain: 19 December 1960

Finland: 3 March 1961

Philippines: 14 June 1961 (Davao)

Hong Kong: 16 November 1961

Mexico: 16 November 1961

South Korea: 1962

Greece: 18 February 1962

Denmark: 19 February 1962

Sweden: 20 February 1962

Turkey: November 1963 (Istanbul)

Denmark: 7 August 1964 (re-release)

Australia: 13 December 1968 (Sydney) (70mm re-release)

USA: February 1969 (Miami Beach, Florida)

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)

Japan: 21 April 1973 (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)

Japan: 19 January 2002 (re-release)

Germany: 6 February 2009 (Berlin International Film Festival)

France: 18 July 2012 (re-release) (restored version)

Australia: 14 October 2012 (limited) (4K Digital Release)