It’s not every day that a filmmaker will rise up during an interview and recite Old Testament tales and sing out their favorite hymn. Well, hallelujah, brother Jeymes Samuel for spreading the gospel’s ...

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 ...

It’s about much more than simple entertainment, they said. — -- “Ben-Hur,” the epic 1959 tale, is coming back to the big screen today, this time re-imagined for a new generation of moviegoers.

There was so much for moviegoers to love about the biblical epic “Ben-Hur”: a riveting performance by Charlton Heston in his second major starring role. Hundreds of extras, elaborately clothed in hand ...

The Byers Opera House (also known as Greenwall’s Opera House), shown here in 1908, hosted sold-out shows of the spectacular “Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ” play for the first time in 1911. Courtesy ...

Plus, get the best of BroadwayWorld delivered to your inbox, and unlimited access to our editorial content across the globe. When people hear the words Ben Hur, it generally evokes a memory of lengthy ...