Ben-Hur
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( Action / Adventure / Drama / Romance )

MPAA Rating: US Runtime: 212 min Premiere Date: 18 Nov 1959   [USA]

Filming Locations:

Anzio, Rome, Lazio, Italy Cinecittà, Rome, Lazio, Italy   [studio] Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios - 10202 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USA   [additional shots] Nettuno, Rome, Lazio, Italy Rome, Lazio, Italy

Tech Info: Budget: USD $15,000,000 Color Info: Color (Technicolor) Cinematographic Process: MGM Camera 65 Laboratory: Technicolor Aspect Ratio: 2.35 : 1 [35 mm prints] / 2.76 : 1 [70 mm prints] Film Negative Format: 65 mm Printed Film Format: 35 mm / 70 mm Production Dates: May 1958 - Mar 1959

Award Nominations & Awards Won:

Winner: Academy Award for Best Actor.....Charlton Heston Nomination: Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay Winner: Academy Award for Best Art Direction (Colour) Winner: Academy Award for Best Cinematography (Colour) Winner: Academy Award for Best Costume Design (Colour) Winner: Academy Award for Best Director.....William Wyler Winner: Academy Award for Best Film Winner: Academy Award for Best Film Editing Winner: Academy Award for Best Music Winner: Academy Award for Best Sound Winner: Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor.....Hugh Griffith Winner: BAFTA for Best Film Winner: DGA for Best Director Winner: Golden Globe for Best Director.....William Wyler Winner: Golden Globe for Best Film (Drama) Winner: Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actor.....Stephen Boyd National Film Registry for 1999 Winner: NY Film Critic Awards for Best Film

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