TCM movie alert: "Ben-Hur" (1959) tonight at 8:PM E.S.T.

Turner Classic Movies ^ | 1959 | Wm. Wyler

[ReformationFan]

The 1959 winner of 11 Oscars including Best Picture and Actor is on TCM tonight at 8:00 PM EST. It's easy to see how far our culture has fallen when a pro-Christianity film like this couldn't be made by Hollywood today.

My favorite scene:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tVlf7OiiTJE

[ReformationFan]

"We keep you alive to serve this ship. Row well, and live."

[ReformationFan]

Ben-Hur meets Christ-

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tVlf7OiiTJE

One of the most moving scenes ever filmed.

[demshateGod]

With commercials? Better hunker down.

[RushIsMyTeddyBear]

That scene always makes me cry. We DVR’d The Greatest Story Ever Told and fell asleep last night to it. It’s a beautifully done movie.

[Empireoftheatom48]

Loved that movie saw it when I was 11, about 10 Nuns showed up that night. I had never seen sisters in the theatre before!

[Cboldt]

No commercials on TCM. Uncut, and uninterrupted.

[ReformationFan]

I think TCM is commercial-free.

[ReformationFan]

Were they wearing traditional habits?

[MD Expat in PA]

Charlton Heston discusses training for the "Ben-Hur" chariot race with renowned stuntman Yakima Canutt.

What a great man, great American and a great actor IMO. He is sorely missed.

Charlton Heston on "Ben-Hur"

[Hillarys Gate Cult]

Another take;

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9B4XMytRwDk

[what's up]

One of the BEST movies ever made.

[RushIsMyTeddyBear]

I wish TCM would show The Fishaerman with Anthony Quinn. I’m not Catholic, but I loved how it showed the traditions of the Conclave.

[Hillarys Gate Cult]

Here’s the full version with John Candy as “Ben-Hur.”

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BpUl40HgUtg

[Hillarys Gate Cult]

Here’s the full version with John Candy as “Ben-Hur.”

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BpUl40HgUtg

[oh8eleven]

With commercials? Better hunker down.
TCM has no commercials ... one of the few things Ted Turner got right.

[elcid1970]

“OK, you’ve done battle speed, attack speed, & even ramming speed with no one dropping dead. Just for that, we’ve got some good news & some bad news. The good news is, your swill ration is being increased.

“The bad news is: the captain wants to go water skiing!”

;^)

[ReformationFan]

It would be very timely with a new Pope coming soon.

http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/1054/The-Shoes-of-the-Fisherman/

It looks like TCM is showing it Monday Morning, 2/18/13 at 6:30AM EST. I may DVR it.

I saw it once but it’s been many years.

[RushIsMyTeddyBear]

Thanks so much! Hubby is lining it up to record.

[Bellflower]

Awesome! I haven't yet watched Ben Hur, at least that I remember, maybe as a small child. I don't have TV and this is one of those rare times that I wish I did. Is it on the net in it's entirety anywhere?

[ReformationFan]

Indeed. At Christmas time, I showed one of my church deacon’s young children the nativity scene from Ben-Hur:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=huQAExSl5os

They were a little young for the whole movie but I thought the nativity scene was great.

[Snake65]

About a decade or so back we had a new multiplex open up near us. They showed a 70mm print of Ben Hur opening weekend on their biggest screen. Amazing experience.

[SueRae]

Ramming speed!!

Already tuned in. One of the classics. Sad to even wonder if a movie like this or any of the other biblical epics could or would be made in today’s world.

[quilterdebbie]

I like that they don’t show Jesus’s face....

[ReformationFan]

Indeed. It’s very reverent. I think “The Robe” and “The Big Fisherman” did the same thing, i.e., the viewer never sees the face of Christ.

[BipolarBob]

Charleton Heston is also on AMC on Planet of the Apes at the same time.

[FoxPro]

Have you ever noticed that the really great movies, you can watch over and over again, have no, or very few woman in them.

1) Ben Hur
2) Lawrence of Arabia
3) Saving Private Ryan
4) Ice Station Zebra
5) Das Boot
6) Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
7) Glengarry Glen Ross
8) The Great Escape
9) 12 Angry Men
10) The Enemy Below
11) Black Hawk Down

Sorry Freeper ladies, I just needed to make this observation...

[God luvs America]

ah yes...one of the great scene’s in the history of movies...Judah Ben Hur looking into the face of Jesus....

[God luvs America]

its always been an Easter movie for me...

[crusty old prospector]

Look for them in the Valley of the Lepers, if you can recognize them. The race goes on, Judah!

[SevenofNine]

TCM no you mixing up with AMC TV

I got Ben Hur on DVD also the 1923 version with Ramon Navarro on same DVD

[Fiji Hill]

I haven’t seen the 1959 version of “Ben Hur” since I saw it in a movie theater in 1962. More recently, I saw the 1925 version. This is a silent film, so it is best seen in a movie theater with a live organist.

[clearcarbon]

There's lots of great quotes from the movie.

[scrabblehack]

It’s on TBN (Trinity Broadcast Network) every now and then.

[Eric in the Ozarks]

One of my top five movies ever made.

[Empireoftheatom48]

Yes they were in traditional habits!

[Sherman Logan]

Umm, actually the Romans and other ancient peoples never used galley slaves. Galleys were rowed by free sailors.

Galley slaves didn’t come in until artillery demoted the rowers from potential fighters to mere propulsion.

[Northern Yankee]

Continues to be one of my favorite movies.

I always watch this movie during Holy Week. Some critics today continue to pan it, which tells me it's a winner and will stand the test of time.

[Northern Yankee]

I agree with your comment.

I've always felt that this way the genius of William Wyler. He left the image of Christ for the audience to discern.

[zeugma]

This is a great movie and a better book. The first couple of chapters are amazing IMO. If you'd like to check it out, you can find Ben Hur as a free download at Project Gutenberg. I'd strongly recommend taking the time to read the first couple of chapters. It describes the simple and powerful faith of the three wise men and their first meeting.