Ben-Hur (1959)
Director: William Wyler
Cast: Charlton Heston, Jack Hawkins, Stephen Boyd, Haya Hararret, Hugh Griffith, Martha Scott, Sam Jaffe, Cathy O'Donnel, Finlay Currie
Oscars: 11 wins; Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor (Heston), Best Supporting Actor (Griffith), Cinematography (Robert L. Surtees), Best Music Score (Miklos Rozsa), Art Direction, Film Editing, Sound, Costume Design, and Special Effects.
Based on General Lew Wallace's a "tale of the Christ." Charlton Heston plays the part of a proud Jew named Ben-Hur and his boyhood friend Messala (Stephen Boyd) who in adulthood become bitter enemies.
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