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Promotion: How Ben-Hur became the ultimate biblical epic

Everything about Ben-Hur is big. William Wyler’s 1959 adaptation ...
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34 Years Before ‘Ben-Hur,’ This Underrated Classic Told the Exact Same Story in a Way That’s Just As Epic

Ever since Charlton Heston tackled the iconic role of Judah Ben-Hur in the 1959 classic Ben-Hur, it has become one of Hollywood's greatest achievements. A historical religious drama of epic ...