Fan Casting Ben-Hur

by William Wyler, Lew Wallace, Karl Tunberg

Story added by guam2020 on August 2, 2020

Story Plot

Epic drama about an aristocratic Jew living in Judea who incurs the wrath of a childhood friend, now a Roman tribune. Although forced into slavery on a galley and compelled to witness the cruel persecution of his family, he survives, harbouring dreams of vengeance. A battle at sea and a chariot race are among the memorable sequences. The film used 300 sets at Rome's Cinecitta Studios and won a record 11 Oscars.