Ben-Hur, 1959. Directed by William Wyler. Starring Charlton Heston, Jack Hawkins, Haya Harareet, Stephen Boyd, Hugh Griffith, Martha Scott, Cathy O’Donnell, and Sam Jaffe. SYNOPSIS: Warner Bros.

The new Ben-Hur opens today, which can't help but put moviegoers in mind of the 1959 MGM blockbuster. That classic starred Charlton Heston and won a pile of Oscars. (SOUNDBITE OF FILM, "BEN-HUR") ...

“Ben-Hur” (2016), the fifth adaptation of the 1880 novel by Lew Wallace, shouldn’t exist, but it does, and it’s fine. If the Charlton Heston film is the vinyl classic, this is the MP3 version. A lot ...

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.

Mark Burnett and Roma Downey will produce a new version of the historical epic "Ben-Hur," as the faith-based film revival continues on the big screen. Paramount Pictures and MGM announced Friday that ...

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - "Ben-Hur", the 1959 movie epic that won 11 Oscars, has received a Hollywood revamp -- but its makers say the famed chariot race still relies on humans and horses, not special ...

In 1959, Charlton Heston starred in Oscar-winning movie Ben-Hur. The question is: Why take another turn at making a film that defined epic when it... Movie Review: Paramount Remakes The MGM Classic ...