By Jack Harrison On Nov. 18, 1959, MGM unspooled a 217-minute Charlton Heston film with an “unprecedented” $15 million budget. Ben-Hur, which claimed 11 Oscars at the 32nd Academy Awards ...

and according to one of its writers, was from the moment it was filmed. Where to stream The Celluloid Closet Where to stream Ben-Hur (1959) ...

This 1959 version of Lew Wallace's best-selling ... the film once more recounts the tale of Jewish prince Judah Ben-Hur (Charlton Heston), who lives in Judea with his family during the time ...

It’s about much more than simple entertainment, they said. — -- “Ben-Hur,” the epic 1959 tale, is coming back to the big screen today, this time re-imagined for a new generation of ...

1959’s Ben-Hur — which airs today on TCM at 6 a.m. EST — isn’t just one of the most popular religious films of all time. The three-plus hour epic starring Charlton Heston as the titular ...

Remaking a film that won 11 Academy Awards invites inevitable comparison, but the latest adaptation of “Ben-Hur” distinguishes itself from William Wyler’s 1959 epic by retooling key ...

Next up is their reboot of the 1959 multiple Oscar-winning epic, “Ben-Hur,” helmed by William Wyler and starring Charlton Heston. Downey and Burnett serve as executive producers on the new ...

The 1959 movie "Ben-Hur," starring Charlton Heston, was seen in theaters by 98 million people, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Wallace "dreamed of glory and lived a life full of adventures ...

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