Spectacular!!!!

Rating: 8/10 (10 April 2002)

Ben-Hur is one of the greatest biblical tale ever made in Hollywood. Ben-Hur proved to be an intelligent, exciting, and dramatic piece of film-making unlike so many other vulgar Biblical pageants with Hollywood actors and actresses. It was also one of the most honored, award-winning films of all time. It was nominated for twelve Academy Awards, Best Picture, Best Actor (Charlton Heston - his sole career Oscar), Best Supporting Actor (Hugh Griffith), Best Director (William Wyler), Best Color Cinematography, Best Color Art Direction/Set Decoration, Best Sound, Best Score, Best Film Editing, Best Color Costume Design, Best Special Effects, and Best Screenplay. It was the first film to win eleven Oscars and Ben-hur highly deserved it. I highly recommended it.