Ben Hur

American  

[ben hur] / ˈbɛn ˈhɜr /

noun

1. a historical novel (1880) by Lew Wallace.

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Ben Hur

Three films currently have the record for the most Oscar wins, with 11 - Titanic in 1998, Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King in 2004, or 1960’s Ben Hur.

From BBC ● Mar. 10, 2024

It was filmed in Rome and Matera, locations where blockbusters like "The Passion of the Christ" and "Ben Hur" were also shot.

From Fox News ● May 29, 2020

Ben Hur was released in 1959--just look at all the crappy westerns and sci-fi movies released around that time.

From New York Times ● Apr. 23, 2018

A quick-changing cast do the work of thousands, with Elizabeth Cadwallader, Nick Haverson and Andy Williams's inept thespians acting the galley slaves to Berkin's whip-cracking star turn, the smoldering Ben Hur.

From The Guardian ● Jul. 5, 2012

He has delivered a course of lectures on these subjects, and this learning was put to good and public use in his share in the staging of the novel "Ben Hur."

From Contemporary American Composers Being a Study of the Music of This Country, Its Present Conditions and Its Future, with Critical Estimates and Biographies of the Principal Living Composers; and an Abundance of Portraits, Fac-simile Musical Autographs, and Compositions by Rupert Hughes

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