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| The 1959 blockbuster |
The excellent website IMDb (Internet Movie Database) lists no fewer than 10 movie and television versions of 'Ben Hur' dating between 1925 and 2010; the most famous being the 1925 silent version starring Ramon Novarro and Francis X Bushman and the 1959 blockbuster. The latter, starring Charlton Heston, won 11 Academy Awards and inspired the cliche 'It is bigger than Ben Hur'.
You would think that ten is sufficient 'Ben Hurs' for everyone's taste but no, MGM has plans to make yet another version.
Apparently Hollywood is in the grip of a biblical revival to match that of the 1950s/60s with movies about Noah (Russell Crowe), Pontius Pilate (Brad Pitt!) and two movies about Moses all nearing release or in planning stages.
So be it........
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