Modern digital blockbusters fade from memory quickly, but the ancient historical epic Ben-Hur continues to rule supreme.

This 1959 version of Lew Wallace's best-selling novel, which had already seen screen versions in 1907 and 1926, went on to win 11 Academy Awards. Adapted by Karl Tunberg and a raft of uncredited ...

Discover why Ben-Hur continues to stand above other faith-based films 66 years later, blending epic storytelling with a ...

“When the Romans were marching me to the galleys, thirst had almost killed me. A man gave me water to drink, and I went on living. I should have done better if I’d poured it into the sand!” BEN-HUR ...

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Remaking a film that won 11 Academy Awards invites inevitable comparison, but the latest adaptation of “Ben-Hur” distinguishes itself from William Wyler’s 1959 epic by retooling key characters and ...

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. This image released by Paramount Pictures shows Jack Huston as Judah Ben-Hur, left, and Morgan Freeman as Ilderim, left, in a ...

When General Lew Wallace wrote “Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ,” he did more than concoct one of the best-selling books of the 19th century. He gave a big fat gift to future moviemakers. Wallace’s 1880 ...

Jack Huston stars as the titular character in the new action film Ben-Hur, in theaters Aug. 19. The film finds Huston as a nobleman in Jerusalem at the beginning of the first century who is made a ...

The latest big-screen iteration of the beloved epic was directed by Timur Bekmanbetov ('Wanted') and stars Jack Huston, Toby Kebbell and Morgan Freeman. By Todd McCarthy What’s the point of making a ...