On this day back in 1960 this film won the Best Picture award at the 32nd Annual Academy Awards.
Wikipedia.org Article for the 32nd Annual Academy Awards:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/32nd_Academy_Awards
It's a "classic" in the most epic sense of the term. A must-see...at least once, my friends. - Chris
Ben-Hur (1959)
Run Time: 212 mins
Genre: Adventure, Drama, War
Format: Widescreen Format, Color
Director: William Wyler
Starring: Charlton Heston, Jack Hawkins, Haya Harareet, Stephen Boyd, Hugh Griffith, Martha Scott and Cathy O'Donnell
IMDB.com Entry for the Film:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0052618/?ref_=nv_sr_2
Wikipedia.org Article for the Film:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ben-Hur_(1959_film)
Wikipedia.org Article for Charlton Heston:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlton_Heston
Charlton Heston Wins Best Actor: 1960 Oscars on YouTube:
Find the link to Jack Hawkins' Wikipedia.org Article from our Bridge on the River Kwai (1957) Post:
http://film366.blogspot.com/2016/04/the-bridge-on-river-kwai-1957.html
Wikipedia.org Article for Haya Harareet:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haya_Harareet
Wikipedia.org Article for Stephen Boyd:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_Boyd
Wikipedia.org Article for Hugh Griffith:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hugh_Griffith
Wikipedia.org Article for Director William Wyler:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Wyler
Trailer for the Film on YouTube:
Star Wars fans ~ check out my Digging Star Wars blog entry about the connections between Ben-Hur and Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999)...it's more than just the podrace... - Chris
July 18, 1958: On The Set of Ben Hur - www.NBCUniversalArchives.com on YouTube:
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