The 1959 classic is the third, and most notable, of the four adaptations of Lew Wallace's 1880 novel 'Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ.'
1959's Ben-Hur is the very definition of an epic, a sprawling experience that few films truly match, as told by its record 11 Academy Award wins it shares with only Titanic and The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King. The film cost MGM $15 million to make, was seen by ninety-eight million Americans, and was the only Hollywood film to make the Vatican's list of approved religious films.
The film jettisoned two threads from the book right off the bat. The first was a romantic triangle between Iras, the daughter of Balthasar, and Esther, daughter of Simonides, a triangle that is dropped when Iras realizes that Jesus is a spiritual savior, not a powerful earthly king, and Judah's allegiance to him doesn't come with material perks. Instead, Esther is promoted as Ben-Hur's only love interest .
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