Ben-Hur, 1959. Directed by William Wyler. Starring Charlton Heston, Jack Hawkins, Haya Harareet, Stephen Boyd, Hugh Griffith, Martha Scott, Cathy O’Donnell, and Sam Jaffe. SYNOPSIS: Warner Bros.

Ever since Charlton Heston tackled the iconic role of Judah Ben-Hur in the 1959 classic Ben-Hur, it has become one of Hollywood's greatest achievements. A historical religious drama of epic ...

It’s about much more than simple entertainment, they said. — -- “Ben-Hur,” the epic 1959 tale, is coming back to the big screen today, this time re-imagined for a new generation of moviegoers.

There have been six different movie versions of the film Ben Hur, but the most famous is Charlton Heston’s version that was released on this day in 1959. At the time, Ben Hur had the largest budget ...