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Ben-Hur opens with a bright star guiding the Three Wise Men across the desert to Bethlehem, where they present gifts to the newborn Jesus resting in a manger with Mary and Joseph. The nativity scene prologue sets the tone for the epic film that follows.
About Ben-Hur (1959):
The winner of 11 Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best Director and Best Actor, Ben-Hur stands as one of the greatest Hollywood epics ever filmed. A member of the Jewish nobility living in Jerusalem, Judah Ben-Hur (Charlton Heston) lives a religious life and peacefully opposes the tyrannical occupation of Judea by Rome. When a boyhood friend, Messala (Stephen Boyd), returns to the region as a Roman official, he and Judah become estranged due to Messala's fanatical loyalty to Rome and ruthless indifference to the fate of Judea. Casting friendship aside, Messala fabricates a charge of treason against Ben-Hur, his sister and mother, all of whom are arrested by Roman soldiers.
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Ben-Hur opens with a bright star guiding the Three Wise Men across the desert to Bethlehem, where they present gifts to the newborn Jesus resting in a manger with Mary and Joseph. The nativity scene prologue sets the tone for the epic film that follows.
About Ben-Hur (1959):
The winner of 11 Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best Director and Best Actor, Ben-Hur stands as one of the greatest Hollywood epics ever filmed. A member of the Jewish nobility living in Jerusalem, Judah Ben-Hur (Charlton Heston) lives a religious life and peacefully opposes the tyrannical occupation of Judea by Rome. When a boyhood friend, Messala (Stephen Boyd), returns to the region as a Roman official, he and Judah become estranged due to Messala's fanatical loyalty to Rome and ruthless indifference to the fate of Judea. Casting friendship aside, Messala fabricates a charge of treason against Ben-Hur, his sister and mother, all of whom are arrested by Roman soldiers.
Own Ben-Hur Now:
warnerbros.com/movies/ben-hur
Subscribe to Warner Classics: youtube.com/channel/UCU0rIMU3k_AsVA8d6N1B03w?sub_confirmation=1
#christmas #nativityscene #nativitystory #benhur #classicfilms
