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{en} Ben-Hur (USA, 1959), directed by William Wyler [Oscar], starring Charlton Heston [Oscar]. (sound, color, 212) directed by William Wyler. Music by Miklós Rózsa; see Ben-Hur (1959 Rózsa), film music.
Hugely successful movie won a record 11 Oscars, including Best Picture. The remake follows the original pretty closely, offering only indirect glimpses of Jesus and focusing on the political and religious antagonism between Ben-Hur and Messala.
Cast
- Charlton Heston as Ben-Hur
- Stephen Boyd as Messala
- Haya Harareet as Esther
- Frank Thring as Pontius Pilate
- Claude Heater (uncredited) = Jesus of Nazareth
Production
Produced in the United States (MGM, 1959).
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- 1959
- 1950s
- Film Studies--1950s
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- Film Studies
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- BAFTA, Best Films
- National Film Registry
- American Film Institute
- 1902 * Wyler, William (director) USA
- 1923 * Heston, Charlton (actor) USA
- Antiquity (film subject)
- Bible (film subject)
- Jesus of Nazareth (film subject)
- Roman Empire (film subject)
- Fiction--1950s
- Fiction--English
- Cinema--1950s
- Cinema--American
- Feature Films
- English language--1950s
- Second Temple Studies--1950s
- Second Temple Studies--Fiction
- Second Temple Studies--English
- Time of Jesus (subject)
- Ben-Hur (subject)
- Ben-Hur--cinema (subject)
- Magi--cinema (subject)
- Mary of Nazareth--cinema (subject)
- Joseph of Nazareth--cinema (subject)
- Jesus of Nazareth--cinema (subject)
- Pilate--cinema (subject)
- Top 1950s