Description: See My other items I Combine Shipping on Multiple Item Orders !! Ben-Hur is a 1959 American religious epic film[1] directed by William Wyler, produced by Sam Zimbalist, and starring Charlton Heston as the title character. A remake of the 1925 silent film with a similar title, it was adapted from Lew Wallace's 1880 novel Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ. The screenplay is credited to Karl Tunberg, but includes contributions from Maxwell Anderson, S. N. Behrman, Gore Vidal, and Christopher Fry. The cast also features Stephen Boyd, Jack Hawkins, Haya Harareet, Hugh Griffith, Martha Scott, Cathy O'Donnell, and Sam Jaffe. Ben-Hur had the largest budget ($15.175 million), as well as the largest sets built, of any film produced at the time. Costume designer Elizabeth Haffenden oversaw a staff of 100 wardrobe fabricators to make the costumes, and a workshop employing 200 artists and workmen provided the hundreds of friezes and statues needed in the film. Filming commenced on May 18, 1958, and wrapped on January 7, 1959, with shooting lasting for 12 to 14 hours a day and six days a week. Pre-production began in Italy at Cinecittà around October 1957, and post-production took six months. Under cinematographer Robert L. Surtees, executives at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer made the decision to produce the film in a widescreen format. Over 200 camels and 2,500 horses were used in the shooting of the film, with some 10,000 extras. The sea battle was filmed using miniatures in a huge tank on the back lot at the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios in Culver City, California. The nine-minute chariot race has become one of cinema's most famous action sequences, and the score, composed and conducted by Miklós Rózsa, was at the time the longest ever composed for a film, and was highly influential on cinema for over 15 years. CastCharlton Heston as Judah Ben-HurJack Hawkins as Quintus ArriusHaya Harareet as EstherStephen Boyd as MessalaHugh Griffith as Sheik IlderimMartha Scott as MiriamCathy O'Donnell as TirzahSam Jaffe as SimonidesFinlay Currie as BalthasarFrank Thring as Pontius PilateTerence Longdon as Drusus
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Location: North Port, Florida
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Restocking Fee: No
Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Unit of Sale: Single Piece
Antique: Yes
Image Orientation: Portrait
Signed: No
Size: 8 x 10 in
Image Color: Black & White
Original/Licensed Reprint: Original
Subject: Actors, Actress, Radio
Modified Item: No
Vintage: Yes
Type: Photograph
Listed By: Dealer or Reseller
Format: Movie Still
Year of Production: 1959
Original/Reprint: Original
Theme: Celebrities, Fantasy, Glamor, History, Movies, Music, People, Television, Theater, Western
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Finish: Glossy
