| Ben-Hur | |
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| 12 Nominations / 11 Wins | |
| Year | 1959 |
| Director | William Wyler |
| Writer | Karl Tunberg |
| Starring | Charlton Heston, Hugh Griffith, Stephen Boyd |
| 32nd Academy Awards | |
Ben-Hur is a 1959 American epic historical drama film, directed by William Wyler, produced by Sam Zimbalist for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and starring Charlton Heston, Stephen Boyd, Jack Hawkins, Hugh Griffith and Haya Harareet. A remake of the 1925 silent film with the same name, it was adapted from Lew Wallace's 1880 novel "Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ".
Wins
- Best Actor — Charlton Heston
- Best Art Direction (Color) — Art Direction: William A. Horning and Edward Carfagno; Set Decoration: Hugh Hunt
- Best Cinematography (Color) — Robert L. Surtees
- Best Costume Design (Color) — Elizabeth Haffenden
- Best Director — William Wyler
- Best Film Editing — Ralph E. Winters and John D. Dunning
- Best Motion Picture — Sam Zimbalist
- Best Music Score of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture — Miklos Rozsa
- Best Sound — Franklin E. Milton
- Special Effects — Special Visual Effects: A. Arnold Gillespie and Robert MacDonald; Special Audible Effects: Milo Lory
- Best Supporting Actor — Hugh Griffith
Nominations
- Best Actor — Charlton Heston
- Best Adapted Screenplay — Karl Tunberg
- Best Art Direction (Color) — Art Direction: William A. Horning and Edward Carfagno; Set Decoration: Hugh Hunt
- Best Cinematography (Color) — Robert L. Surtees
- Best Costume Design (Color) — Elizabeth Haffenden
- Best Director — William Wyler
- Best Film Editing — Ralph E. Winters and John D. Dunning
- Best Motion Picture — Sam Zimbalist
- Best Music Score of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture — Miklos Rozsa
- Best Sound — Franklin E. Milton
- Special Effects — Special Visual Effects: A. Arnold Gillespie and Robert MacDonald; Special Audible Effects: Milo Lory
- Best Supporting Actor — Hugh Griffith
Plot[]
When Prince Judah Ben-Hur hears that his childhood friend Messala has been named to command the Roman garrison of Jerusalem, he is thrilled. He soon finds, however, that his friend has changed and has become an arrogant conqueror, full of the grandeur of Rome. When Judah refuses to divulge the names of Jews who oppose Roman rule, Messala decides to make an example of him and sends him off as a galley slave. Through fate and good fortune, Judah survives the galleys and manages to return to Jerusalem in the hopes of finding his mother and sister, who were also imprisoned, and to seek revenge against his one-time friend.
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