The numbers speak volumes: 100,000 costumes, 8,000 extras, 300 sets and a staggering
budget in its day the largest in movie history. Ben-Hur's creators made it the best, the greatest
Biblical-era epic ever. Charlton Heston brings a muscular physical and moral presence to the
role of Judah Ben-Hur, a Jewish nobleman in Palestine whose heroic odyssey includes
enslavement by the Romans, a bold escape from an embattled slave galley, vengeance against
his tormentors during a furious arena chariot race and fateful encounters with Jesus Christ.
Heston's charismatic performance brought him the Best Actor Oscar; the winner as 1959's Best
Picture with the legendary William Wyler earning his third Best Director trophy, the film won a
total 11 Academy Awards - a tally unequaled until 1997's Titanic set sail.
<br><br> Filmed in Anamorphic 65mm 2.75:1
