Ben Hur
Cast: Charlton Heston, Jack Hawkins, Haya Harareet, Sam Jaffe
Director(s): William Wyler
Studio: Warner Brothers
Certificate: 
Run Time: 214 minutes
Genre: Action
Synopsis:
The numbers speak volumes: 100,000 costumes, 8,000 extras, 300 sets and a staggering budget - in its day the largest in movie history. Ben-Hur's creators made it the best, the greatest Biblical-era epic ever. Charlton Heston brings a muscular physical and moral presence to the role of Judah Ben-Hur, a Jewish nobleman in Palestine whose heroic odyssey includes enslavement by the Romans, a bold escape from an embattled slave galley, vengeance against his tormentors during a furious arena chariot race and fateful encounters with Jesus Christ. Heston's charismatic performance brought him the Academy Award for Best Actor; the winner of 1959's Best Picture Award with the legendary William Wyler earning his third Best Director trophy, the film won a total of 11 Academy Awards -- a tally unequalled until Titanic set sail in 1997.
