Ben-Hur

Summary

Ben-Hur is a film^[1]. Ben-Hur ranks in the top 0.51% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (11,124 views/month, #476 of 94,065).^[2]

Key Facts

• Ben-Hur received the Academy Award for Best Picture^[3].
• Ben-Hur received the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor^[4].
• Ben-Hur received the Academy Award for Best Actor^[5].
• Ben-Hur received the Academy Award for Best Director^[6].
• Ben-Hur received the Academy Award for Best Cinematography, Color^[7].
• Ben-Hur received the Academy Award for Best Film Editing^[8].
• Ben-Hur's instance of is recorded as film^[9].
• Ben-Hur was directed by William Wyler^[10].
• Karl Tunberg wrote the screenplay for Ben-Hur^[11].
• Gore Vidal wrote the screenplay for Ben-Hur^[12].
• Christopher Fry wrote the screenplay for Ben-Hur^[13].
• Maxwell Anderson wrote the screenplay for Ben-Hur^[14].
• S. N. Behrman wrote the screenplay for Ben-Hur^[15].
• Ben-Hur's composer is recorded as Miklós Rózsa^[16].
• Ben-Hur's genre is epic film^[17].
• Ben-Hur's genre is drama film^[18].
• Ben-Hur's genre is action film^[19].
• Ben-Hur's genre is sword-and-sandal film^[20].
• Ben-Hur's genre is film based on a novel^[21].
• Ben-Hur's based on is recorded as Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ^[22].
• A cast member of Ben-Hur was Charlton Heston^[23].
• A cast member of Ben-Hur was Jack Hawkins^[24].
• A cast member of Ben-Hur was Haya Harareet^[25].
• A cast member of Ben-Hur was Stephen Boyd^[26].
• A cast member of Ben-Hur was Hugh Griffith^[27].

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Authorship and Creation

Ben-Hur was produced by Sam Zimbalist^[28]. Ben-Hur was directed by William Wyler^[10]. Screenwriters include Karl Tunberg^[11], Gore Vidal^[12], Christopher Fry^[13], Maxwell Anderson^[14], and S. N. Behrman^[15]. Cast members include Charlton Heston^[23], Jack Hawkins^[24], Haya Harareet^[25], Stephen Boyd^[26], Hugh Griffith^[27], and Martha Scott^[29].

Publication

The original language of Ben-Hur was English^[30]. Genres include epic film^[17], drama film^[18], action film^[19], sword-and-sandal film^[20], and film based on a novel^[21]. Part of include Vatican's list of films^[31], an educational canon^[32], founded in 1995^[33] and National Film Registry^[34], an educational canon^[35], in United States^[36], founded in 1988^[37]. Ben-Hur was distributed by video on demand^[38].

Reception

Awards received include Academy Award for Best Picture^[3], an award for best film^[39], in United States^[40], founded in 1929^[41]; Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor^[4], an Academy Awards^[42], in United States^[43], founded in 1936^[44]; Academy Award for Best Actor^[5], an award for best leading actor^[45], in United States^[46], founded in 1929^[47]; Academy Award for Best Director^[6], an award for best direction^[48], in United States^[49], founded in 1929^[50]; Academy Award for Best Cinematography, Color^[7]; and Academy Award for Best Film Editing^[8], an Academy Awards^[51], in United States^[52], founded in 1935^[53]. Reviews include 8.3/10^[54], 87%^[55], 90/100^[56], and 8.1/10^[57].

Why It Matters

Ben-Hur ranks in the top 0.51% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (11,124 views/month, #476 of 94,065).^[2] Ben-Hur has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[58] Ben-Hur is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[59]

FAQs

What awards did Ben-Hur receive?

Honors received include Academy Award for Best Picture^[3], Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor^[4], Academy Award for Best Actor^[5], and Academy Award for Best Director^[6].