ben-hur

     

First published in 1880 & made into a film in 1907, 1925 & 1959, it was the first work of fiction blessed by a pope

Trivia about ben-hur

  • Andrew Marton received a special award for directing the chariot race in this 1959 film
  • Charlton Heston is on a moped, not a chariot, during a break in the filming of this epic
  • The 32nd Academy Award for Best Picture went to this 1959 epic
  • "Titanic" tied this 1959 film's record of 11 Oscars but didn't overtake it
  • Some TV prints of this 1959 film expand to widescreen format for the chariot race only
  • USA Life One was formerly named for this fictional character, as it was founded by Lew Wallace
  • The most expensive silent movie-era film ever made was this $4 million epic; did we mention the chariot race?
  • Judah h its a bigwig of Judea, meets Jesus, becomes a rower, wins a race, rescues family, meets Jesus
  • Set in Biblical times, this "racy" classic by Civil War general Lew Wallace is subtitled "A Tale of the Christ"
  • This 1880 novel by Lew Wallace was made into a film in 1907, 1926 & 1959
  • This Lew Wallace "tale of the Christ" is the only title on the ballot twice; Charlton Heston was in one
  • David Lean:"Ben-Hur","Lawrence of Arabia","The Bridge on the River Kwai"
  • This 1880 classic by Lew Wallace was one of the first novels to feature Jesus as a character
  • Wallace:"A Tale of the Christ"

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