AKA "Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ" - USA (Alternative Title)
"William Wyler's Ben-Hur" - Australia
A Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer presentation. Directed by William Wyler. Winner of 11 Academy Awards including the Best Picture Of The Year [1959].
Tagline: A Tale of the Christ
Plot: When a Jewish prince is betrayed and sent into slavery by a Roman friend, he regains his freedom and comes back for revenge.
Runtime: 212 min | Sweden:219 min (1970) | Sweden:224 min (1962) | UK:222 min (1993 re-release) | 214 min (DVD edition) | 222 min (2005 DVD)
Starring: Charlton Heston, Jack Hawkings, Haya Harareet, Stephen Boyd, Hugh Griffith, Martha Scott, Cathy O'Donnel, Sam Jaffe.
Screenplay by Karl Tunberg.
Produced by Sam Zimbalist.
Genre: Action | Adventure | Drama | History | Romance
Awards: Won 11 Oscars. Another 17 wins & 5 nominations
Oscar Wins & Nominations:
- Best Director
William Wyler
- Best Actor in a Leading Role
Charlton Heston
- Best Actor in a Supporting Role
Hugh Griffith
- Best Effects, Special Effects
A. Arnold Gillespie (visual)
Robert MacDonald (visual)
Milo B. Lory (audible)
- Best Picture
Sam Zimbalist
Postumously. Sam Zimbalist died during filming. Mrs. Zimbalist accepted the award on his behalf.
- Best Sound
Franklin Milton (Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer SSD)
- Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Color
William A. Horning
Edward C. Carfagno
Hugh Hunt
In case of Horning the Oscar win was posthumously.
- Best Cinematography, Color
Robert Surtees
- Best Costume Design, Color
Elizabeth Haffenden
- Best Film Editing
Ralph E. Winters
John D. Dunning
- Best Music, Scoring of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture
Miklós Rózsa
Nominated
- Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium
Karl Tunberg
Source: IMDb.com
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