Even George Lucas worships at this chariot — find out why Hollywood's titans still obsess over 1959.
Current filmmakers such as Ridley Scott and George Lucas reflect on the importance and influence of the epic classic "Ben-Hur".
Direction
Ridley Scott geeking out about Wyler's logistics.
Practical Effects
Ben Burtt breaks down how they faked that sea battle.
Production
The insane scale of building Rome in a Hollywood backlot.
Director
Gary Leva
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
William Wyler appears only in archive footage — he died in 1981, making this a séance as much as a documentary.
Released the same year as the infamous 2004 Ben-Hur remake that never happened — this doc accidentally became the eulogy for a corpse that never lived.
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