ON THIS DAY IN 1960, BEN-HUR WON 11 ACADEMY AWARDS

On this day in 1960, "Ben-Hur" directed by William Wyler and starring Charlton Heston, won a record 11 Academy Awards.  You can read more here.

If you have not yet seen this film, add this classic to your bucket list.

It starred Charlton Heston, Stephen Boyd, and a sterling cast. Among the awards, the film won for Best Picture, Best Director (Wyler), Best Actor in a Leading Role (Heston), Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Hugh Griffith), and Best Cinematography (Robert Surtees)....In 2004, the National Film Preservation Board selected Ben-Hur for preservation by the National Film Registry of the Library of Congress for being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant." 

Click on the French photo postcard to see Heston as Judah Ben-Hur, courtesy of our friends at European Film Star Postcards.  They also have excellent post on Heston here.  And a fab post on Stephen Boyd here.

Read more about Lew Wallace, the author of Ben-Hur: A Tale of The Christ---at  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lew_Wallace

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AND NOW A FEW MORE MOVIE SUGGESTIONS FOR YOUR BUCKET LIST:

--IL GATTOPARDO/THE LEOPARD 1963; MORE HERE 

--THE GREAT ESCAPE 1963; MORE HERE

--1943, CASABLANCA; MORE HERE

--THE SCARLET AND THE BLACK; MORE HERE

--THE GUNS OF NAVARONE; MORE HERE

--WE WERE SOLDIERS; MORE HERE

--MY SUMMER STORY; MORE HERE

--THE TROUBLE WITH ANGELS; MORE HERE 

--CHRISTMAS MOVIES WE RECOMMEND---AND 7 FAITH-BASED OPTIONS TO; more here

--THE MIRACLE OF THE BELLS; MORE HERE

--NOW VOYAGER; MORE HERE 

--ELENI; MORE HERE

--WUTHERING HEIGHTS; MORE HERE

--BARBAROSA; MORE HERE 

--FROM HERE TO ETERNITY; MORE HERE

--(1962) THE MANCHURIAN CANDIDATE, now more than ever; CLICK HERE

--HACKSAW RIDGE; more here 

--A WONDERFUL MOVIE TO WATCH ANY TIME---BUT ESPECIALLY DURING THE "VALENTINE SEASON"--A WEDDING FOR BELLA, A.K.A. "THE BREAD, MY SWEET", SCOTT BAIO, KRISTEN MINTER; click here

--CLASSIC SERGIO LEONE, ONCE UPON A TIME IN THE WEST  https://everythingcroton.blogspot.com/2020/01/yes-its-true-we-love-that-classic.html

--THE BRIDGE ON THE RIVER KWAI  https://everythingcroton.blogspot.com/2021/10/on-this-day-in-1957-bridge-on-river.html

--SPARTACUS; more here

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