An epic of cinematic excellence!

Rating: 10/10 (30 June 2010)

Ben-hur is one of the finest piece of film making,in fact its the best that william wyler offered after 'the roman holiday'. this film has everything it was entertaining as well as didactic in approach.Mr.Wyler has done full justice to the lew wallace's 1880 masterpiece 'Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ'. Charlton Heston as Judah Ben-Hur was apt as well as adept in his role, even Stephen Boyd as Messala excelled in his performance. Cinema like this is very very rare & will go down in history of cinema among the all time great movies that will inspire those who can acknowledge both the content and the conduct. I cant rate this masterpiece as it goes beyond my conventional rating system,everything about it from story to score is simply amazing,just amazing.