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A Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer presentation. Directed by William Wyler. Winner of 11 Academy Awards including the Best Picture 1959.
Starring: Charlton Heston, Jack Hawkings, Haya Harareet, Stephen Boyd, Hugh Griffith, Martha Scott, Cathy O'Donnel, Sam Jaffe.
Screenplay by Karl Tunberg. Produced by Sam Zimbalist.
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In the 1925 film they actually built a real galley which really caught on fire causing the extras to jump into the sea. This incident is included in the final cut. *Warning*: Partial Nudity
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Aug 2003
Each year, the poor of Nicaragua line up for the annual Ben Hur chariot race.
With a new house as first prize, the race offers contestants a chance to escape their life of poverty. But the race's glamour is ultimately belied by its participants' sustained poverty and untenable hopes.