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Ben-Hur (1959)
The life of a noble Jewish merchant from a wealthy and well known family, Judah Ben Hur, has been changed completely, upon the arrival of his best friend, Messala, with whom he was separated years ago, and hates Judah, as he makes a conspiracy against him and sent him to slavery.
10 March 1891, New York City, New York, USA
16 November 1892, Rogersville, Tennessee, USA
11 May 1926, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
April 3, 1906 in Bryn Mawr, Wales, UK
17 June 1918, Lisbon, Portugal
24 August 1935, Palermo, Sicily, Italy
30 May 1912, Marian Glas, Anglesey, Wales, UK
March 5, 1924 in Rhodes, Italy [now Rhodes, Dodecanese, South Aegean, Greece]
April 25, 1937 in Treviso, Veneto, Italy
21 July 1920, Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex, England, UK
23 July 1921, Swanage, Dorset, England, UK
27 January 1888, Cullercoats, North Tyneside, England, UK
February 4, 1913 in Vienna, Austria-Hungary [now Austria]
11 March 1916, Mainz, Germany
5 December 1923, Dowlais, Wales, UK
April 7, 1918 in Utah, USA
July 25, 2015
[VIDEO ESSAY] It's worth sitting through four hours of Charlton Heston's hammy pregnant pauses of strained dialogue and toothy grimaces just to savor the legendary larger-than-life marathon where single rider chariots...
September 09, 2014
1959 Biblical epic has fierce blood-spilling, cruelty.
June 05, 2002
If we later came to realize that movies could be a whole lot better than Ben-Hur, that still doesn't detract from the enjoyment the film still provides.
February 12, 2014
Some critics believe that William Wyler's box-office smash is no match for the 1925 silent version, but there's no denying that the race that forms the famous climax is one of the most iconic sequences in Hollywood history.
December 06, 2016
The most egregiously boring movie ever graced with the Best Picture Oscar... though in fairness, egregious boredom is one of the cornerstones of the Bible epic genre.
February 23, 2014
At 212 minutes it is far too long, and large swathes of the action appear redundant or unnecessary. "Bigger than Ben-Hur!" they say. That may not be a compliment.
December 13, 2006
Entire new frontiers in boredom were opened up by this MGM whopper from 1959.
January 01, 2015
Although it is a spectacle film, the story of how a man takes on the tyranny of the Romans, with all sorts of horrible consequences to himself and his family, is powerful and gripping.
February 13, 2001
A majestic achievement, representing a superb blending of the motion picture arts by master craftsmen.
January 26, 2006
The movie could be trying to say that for some people religion is an escape from their sexuality, but it seems unlikely.
August 22, 2008
The biggest and the best of Hollywood's super-spectacles.
May 20, 2003
Mr. Wyler and his money-free producers have smartly and effectively laid stress on the powerful and meaningful personal conflicts that are strong in this old heroic tale.