Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. It's been exactly 66 years since Ben-Hur made movie history. On this day in 1960, the epic historical drama took home a record 11 ...

This 1959 version of Lew Wallace's best-selling novel, which had already seen screen versions in 1907 and 1926, went on to win 11 Academy Awards. Adapted by Karl Tunberg and a raft of uncredited ...

When General Lew Wallace wrote “Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ,” he did more than concoct one of the best-selling books of the 19th century. He gave a big fat gift to future moviemakers. Wallace’s 1880 ...

“When the Romans were marching me to the galleys, thirst had almost killed me. A man gave me water to drink, and I went on living. I should have done better if I’d poured it into the sand!” BEN-HUR ...

As a remake heads to theaters Aug. 19, THR looks back at the film starring Charlton Heston as a Jewish prince-turned-slave-turned-chariot racer: "When a horse went down, there was no room for mistakes ...

In 1971, when CBS broadcast the 1959 film “Ben-Hur” on television for the first time, more than 85 million people tuned in to view this Hollywood spectacular of friendship, betrayal, revenge, ...

Ben-Hur is roaring back into theaters for two days only to celebrate its 60th anniversary. The screenings, on Sunday, April 14, 2019, and Wednesday, April 17, 2019, are the latest in the year-long Big ...

It's been exactly 66 years since Ben-Hur made movie history. On this day in 1960, the epic historical drama took home a record 11 awards at the Academy Awards, becoming the first film in history to do ...