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Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ is a 1925 American silent epic adventure-drama film directed by Fred Niblo and written by June Mathis based on the 1880 novel of the same name by General Lew Wallace. Starring Ramon Novarro as the title character, the film is the first feature-length adaptation of the novel and second overall, following the 1907 silent short film. In 1997, Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ was selected for…
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Most are born to be led by those few who are born to lead, the latter are the source of conflict because if anything defines them it is their unwavering ideology that is constantly in conflict with other ways of thinking, it is a psychology that shapes their conviction, their actions, their hatred and their forgiveness of those who were born to be leaders. Ben-Hur is a film available to enjoy on hboMAX, this streami…More
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*Ben-Hur* is considered to be the most successful of all old school Hollywood historic epics and one of the greatest films of Metro-Goldwyn-Meyer, studio that in many way epitomised Classic Hollywood in all of its glory. This achievement is greater considering long, difficult and financially demanding production. Those difficulties could have been even bigger if MGM executives hadn’t got fortune to learn on some of…More
The 1959 adaptation of this bestselling book, is a contender for the most academy award winning movie of all time with 11 statues, at a dead heat with Titanic and Lord of the Rings. Now while I can support the decision of the latter two, I am having a lot more trouble with Ben Hur. Actually, I have never sat through a complete viewing. I have started 2-3 times where I fell asleep and 2-3 times where I quit somewhere…More