FILM RELEASED ON THIS DAY IN 1959

 

The epic historical drama film Ben-Hur was directed by William Wyler,
produced by Sam Zimbalist for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and stars Charlton
Heston
, Stephen Boyd, Jack Hawkins, Hugh Griffith and Haya Harareet. It
is a remake of the 1925 silent film with the same name. The movie had the
largest budget ($15.175 million) as well as the largest sets built of any film
produced at the time.

Ben-Hur #8 (Wyler) (#29)
Ben-Hur was photographed using MGM’s 65mm anamorphic
widescreen format, Camera 65 shown above with director
William Wyler.

posted by Bob Karm in ANNIVERSARY,DEBUT,HISTORY,Movie trailer,MOVIES and have Comment (1)

One Response to “FILM RELEASED ON THIS DAY IN 1959”

  1. J. Cool, staff reporter says:

    Cool here, trying to clear up this Ben-Hur thing.

    BOSS: Hey Cool, did you see Ben-Hur yet? COOL: Ben who Boss?
    BOSS: Ben-Hur! COOL: Ben Her? BOSS: Yes, Ben-Hur!
    COOL: Sounds more like a him to me! Ben is a guys name. Shouldn’t it be Ben Him? BOSS: No Cool! It’s not him! It’s Hur! Ben-Hur!
    COOL: That’s too weird Boss! How could a him be a her……………unless……………
    BOSS: No! No! Cool, Ben-Hur is that new movie that just came out!
    COOL: Came out? Now we’re back to that him-her thing again!
    BOSS: Never mind Cool. Why don’t you go to lunch!
    COOL: Okay Boss, thanks! I’ll HURry back. I’d like to get out of here a little early tonight. There’s a new Charlton Heston movie that just came out (hehe!) and I’d like to get there while the popcorn is still fresh!

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