Film (1958). Vincente Minnelli’s romantic comedy musical won all nine of its Oscar nominations in 1959, including Best ...

TCM gets an early start with director William Wyler‘s Best Picture–winning religious saga Ben-Hur (1959 ... most impressive is its iconic chariot race, which ranks as one of the greatest ...

But perhaps most impressive is its iconic chariot race, which ranks as one of the greatest action sequences ever filmed.

For most, it’s simply remembered for that spectacular chariot race filmed in glorious 65mm ... about one Hebrew prince named Judah Ben-Hur (Charlton Heston) and his personal rivalry with ...

An amazing chariot race that still stands as one ... finally, forgiveness. “Ben-Hur” was released in theaters on Nov. 18, 1959 — 65 years ago Monday after next. It would go on to win 11 ...

Possessing arguably the most comprehensive collection of Ben-Hur ... movie in 1959 and another move in 2016. But the most memorable was the 1959 movie starring Heston and the chariot race that ...

In particular, I loved its signature chariot race pitting a Jewish prince against a Roman tribune, a scintillating scene now considered a classic in cinema. I watched Ben-Hur again recently on the ...

Critics have lashed director Timur Bekmambetov like a borrowed chariot horse for all sorts of things in his movie Ben Hur, but really, what would be the point of copying the 11-Oscar-winning 1959 ...

For the chariot race ... the silent era) and 1959 ($16 million) were truly casts-of-thousands spectacles, worthy of that original stage production of 1899. The new Ben-Hur, with an estimated ...