Hollywood craftsmanship at its best

Rating: Null/10 (20 August 2003)

For some reason William Wyler doesn't always seem to get the respect that he deserves. This man did all. He could handle the divas from Bette to Barbra, the tough guys like Bogie, the wartime homefront dramas such as The Best Years of Our Lives and the nearly forgotten Mrs Miniver.
A lot of movies seem to drag on and on, not knowing when to stop, making 90 mintues to 2 hours seem double. Even while watching them you can see what is just excess and should have been trimmed. Not Ben Hur. At three hours and forty five minutes, there isn't a wasted frame in the whole thing. Credit that to Mr Wyler.