Your eyes are full of hate, forty-one. That's good. Hate keeps a man alive. It gives him strength.

Rating: 8/10 (18 February 2014)

The ultimate sword and sandals flick. What could possibly be said that hasn't been said many times before. "You can have my chariot when you pry the reins from my cold dead fingers."
11 Academy awards, including Best Picture, for an epic with over 15,000 extras for the chariot race alone. A tale of change and forgiveness. Charlton Heston crying, "May God grant me vengeance!" at one point, and watching the transformation.
Of course, this is not just the story of Judah Ben-Hur, but of Jesus. He is ever present, but we never see his face. He walks among us, and changes the heart of Ben-Hur, and many others.
The film has many interesting characters apart from the celebrated actors like Heston and Stephen Boyd. Sam Jaffe, Hugh Griffith and his horses, and more.
A timeless classic.