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Messala (Character)
from Ben-Hur (1959)

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Overview

Biography:
Messala is a fictional character from Lew Wallace's 1880 novel Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ. See more »
Alternate Names:
Messala Severus / Young Messala

Filmography

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  1. Ben-Hur (2016) Played by Toby Kebbell (as Messala Severus)
  2. "Ben Hur"
        - Episode #1.2 (2010) TV episode, Played by Stephen Campbell Moore / Toby Marlow (as Young Messala)
        - Episode #1.1 (2010) TV episode, Played by Stephen Campbell Moore / Toby Marlow (as Young Messala)

  3. Ben Hur (2003) (V) Played by Duncan Fraser

  4. Ben-Hur (1959) Played by Stephen Boyd
    ... aka "Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ" - USA (alternative title)
    ... aka "William Wyler's Ben-Hur" - USA (complete title)

  5. Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ (1925) Played by Francis X. Bushman
    ... aka "Ben-Hur" - USA (short title)

  6. Ben Hur (1907) Played by William S. Hart
Archive Footage:
  1. The Parade (2011) Played by Stephen Boyd
    ... aka "Parada" - Serbia (original title)
  2. "20 to 1"
        - Our All Time Favourite Films (2010) TV episode, Played by Stephen Boyd
  3. "The Naked Archaeologist"
        - The Would-be Messiah (2008) TV episode, Played by Stephen Boyd
        - Who Wrote the Dead Sea Scrolls? (2006) TV episode, Played by Stephen Boyd
        - Crucifixion (2005) TV episode, Played by Stephen Boyd
  4. "Sexes"
        - Entre homes (2005) TV episode, Played by Stephen Boyd
  5. The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Hollywood Follies (1994) (TV) Played by Francis X. Bushman
  6. Ben-Hur: The Making of an Epic (1993) (V) Played by Leslie Nielsen

Additional Details

Genres:
Drama / Action / Adventure / Animation See more »
Plot Keywords:
1st Century / Based On Novel / Character Name In Title / Chariot Race See more »

Fun Stuff

Quotes:
From Ben-Hur (1959)
[Messala is mortally injured after being trampled in the chariot race]
Surgeon: We cannot wait, Tribune.
Messala: [softly] He will come.
[he convulses with pain; they hold him down]
Surgeon: We cannot wait any longer, Tribune!
Messala: [shouts] He will come! He will come. I have sent for him, and he will come!
Surgeon: If you wish us to keep you alive, we have to go to work *now*, Tribune. Do you understand?
Messala: Cut the legs off me... Not yet. Not till I've seen him. I can't receive him with half a body!
[Drusus and the surgeon share a look; they begin binding Messala in preparation for amputation]
Messala: [struggling] NO!
[...]
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