Ben-Hur
Director: William Wyler. Cast: Charlton Heston, Stephen Boyd, Haya Harareet, Martha Scott, Cathy O'Donnell, Jack Hawkins, Hugh Griffith, Finlay Currie, Sam Jaffe, Frank Thring, Terence Longdon, André Morell. Screenplay: Karl Tunberg (based on the novel by Lew Wallace).

Not yet reviewed in full. C+


Academy Award Nominations and Winners:
Best Picture
Best Director: William Wyler
Best Actor: Charlton Heston
Best Supporting Actor: Hugh Griffith
Best Adapted Screenplay: Karl Tunberg
Best Cinematography (Color): Robert Surtees
Best Art Direction (Color): William A. Horning and Edward C. Carfagno
Best Costume Design (Color): Elizabeth Haffenden
Best Film Editing: Ralph E. Winters and John D. Dunning
Best Original Score: Miklós Rósza
Best Sound: Franklin Milton
Best Visual Effects: A. Arnold Gillespie, Robert MacDonald, and Milo B. Lory

Golden Globe Nominations and Winners:
Best Picture (Drama)
Best Director: William Wyler
Best Actor (Drama): Charlton Heston
Best Supporting Actor: Stephen Boyd
Special Award: Andrew Marton (for directing the chariot-racing sequence)

Other Awards:
Directors Guild of America Awards: Best Director
New York Film Critics Circle: Best Picture
National Board of Review: Best Supporting Actor (Griffith); Special Citation (Marton and Yakima Canutt; for directing the chariot-racing sequence)
British Academy Awards (BAFTAs): Best Picture

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