Ben-Hur (3/10) Movie CLIP - The Chariot Race (1959) HD
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CLIP DESCRIPTION:
Judah Ben-Hur (
Charlton Heston) wins the race while
Messala (
Stephen Boyd) is left bleeding in the dust.
FILM DESCRIPTION:
This
1959 version of
Lew Wallace's best-selling novel, which had already seen screen versions in 1907 and 1926, went on to win 11
Academy Awards. Adapted by
Karl Tunberg and a raft of uncredited writers including
Gore Vidal and
Maxwell Anderson, the film once more recounts the tale of
Jewish prince Judah Ben-Hur (Charlton Heston), who lives in
Judea with his family during the time that
Jesus Christ was becoming known for his "radical" teachings. Ben-Hur's childhood friend Messala (Stephen Boyd) is now an ambitious
Roman tribune; when Ben-Hur refuses to help Messala round up local dissidents on behalf of the emperor, Messala pounces on the first opportunity to exact revenge on his onetime friend. Tried on a trumped-up charge of attempting to kill the provincial governor (whose head was accidentally hit by a falling tile), Ben-Hur is condemned to the Roman galleys, while his mother (
Martha Scott) and sister (
Cathy O'Donnell) are imprisoned. But during a sea battle, Ben-Hur saves the life
of commander Quintus Arrius (
Jack Hawkins), who, in gratitude, adopts Ben-Hur as his son and gives him full control over his stable of racing horses. Ben-Hur never gives up trying to find his family or exact revenge on Messala. At crucial junctures in his life, he also crosses the path of
Jesus, and each time he benefits from it. The highlight of the film's
212 minutes is its now-legendary chariot race, staged largely by stunt expert
Yakima Canutt. Ben-Hur's
Oscar haul included
Best Picture,
Best Director for the legendary
William Wyler,
Best Actor for
Heston, and
Best Supporting Actor for
Welsh actor
Hugh Griffith as an
Arab sheik.
CREDITS:
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Warner Bros. (1959)
Cast: Charlton Heston, Stephen Boyd, Hugh Griffith,
Frank Thring
Director: William Wyler
Producers:
Sam Zimbalist,
Sol C. Siegel,
Joseph Vogel, William Wyler
Screenwriters: Lew Wallace, Karl Tunberg, Gore Vidal, Maxwell Anderson,
Christopher Fry,
S.N. Behrman
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