This 1959 version of Lew Wallace's best-selling ... the film once more recounts the tale of Jewish prince Judah Ben-Hur (Charlton Heston), who lives in Judea with his family during the time ...

Among them is Ben Hur, a film that raised the name of actor Charlton Heston (Planet of the Apes). The film was based on the novel by American writer Lewis Wallace, first published on November 12 ...