Jesus Christ in Ben-Hur

Rating: 10/10 (21 October 2005)

I read many comments about 'Jesus Christ' in Ben-Hur like 'The few moments which have Christ on the screen are still moving' 'Jesus is always shown from behind and never speaks, but we know it's Him by the long-blow-dried brown hair and the white robe'... I have decided to give it a small bit of recognition to the mysterious actor who played the 'big' part of Jesus Christ...uncredited on the screen, his name is Claude Heater...an American opera singer...still alive and living in San Francisco !...the only film he made. After a very long research (years and years)I got Claude Heater on the phone (from Belgium)...after a long 'interview'(difficult because I speak french)...we still very close, and he sent to me two color stills from 'Jesus' from the front, amazing face,just like a traditional Jesus. Then during my trip to California...I met him personally, a tall man with a strong personality. It's was a very choice from William Wyler, Do you want to know more about Claude Heater ?...