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Ben-Hur

Ben-Hur

After a Jewish prince is betrayed and sent into slavery by a Roman friend in 1st-century Jerusalem,he regains his freedom and comes back for revenge.

Why Should You Care: Experience the epic tale of betrayal, faith, and redemption.

Awards Won:

  • 1959 Oscars Art Direction: William A. Horning, Edward Carfagno,Hugh Hunt
  • 1959 Oscars Best Actor: Charlton Heston
  • 1959 Oscars Best Director: William Wyler
  • 1959 Oscars Best Picture: Sam Zimbalist
  • 1959 Oscars Best Supporting Actor: Hugh Griffith
  • 1959 Oscars Cinematography: Robert Surtees
  • 1959 Oscars Costume Design: Elizabeth Haffenden
  • 1959 Oscars Film Editing: Ralph E. Winters,John D. Dunning
  • 1959 Oscars Music (Original Score): Miklós Rózsa
  • 1959 Oscars Sound: Franklin E. Milton
  • 1959 Oscars Sound Effects Editing: A.W. Watkins
  • 1959 Oscars Visual Effects: A. Arnold Gillespie, Robert MacDonald,Milo B. Lory
  • 1959 Oscars Writing (Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium): Carl Foreman,Dalton Trumbo