In the case of Ben-Hur, the writer offers a solution. As Judah’s main story winds down, the crucifixion of Jesus is at hand. Judah encounters Jesus on the march to his execution, sometimes ...

“Ben-Hur” is so chariot-branded a property ... But by this time, Bekmambetov has already wound everything down with crucifixion and miracles in quick succession, and a contrived, upbeat ...

not fire and brimstone” and was floored by how the crucifixion scene depicted “Christ taking Judah Ben-Hur’s hate with him.” “It’s good to see all their pastor endorsements ...

Its depiction of Jewish hero Judah Ben-Hur confronting the treachery of Roman friend Messala against the backdrop of Christ’s crucifixion continues to draw countless viewers each year.

Ben Hur is a picture that rises above spectacle ... the progression of the Christus to the time of his crucifixion, the enslavement of the race from which Jesus himself sprang, and the tremendous ...

Drawn from the 19th-century American bestseller by Lew Wallace, Ben-Hur is a tale of revenge and forgiveness that cleverly intersects with the story of the Crucifixion. In the 1959 movie version ...

Union general turned author and Christian soldier Lewis Wallace wrote two stories of redemption after the Civil War. Wallace scripted his personal deliverance following the national disgrace he ...

Following his encounter with Ingersoll, the much-shaken Wallace decided to extend his story, reaching forward to the account of Jesus’ crucifixion. His book’s title? "Ben Hur: The Tale of the ...

The Byers Opera House (also known as Greenwall’s Opera House), shown here in 1908, hosted sold-out shows of the spectacular “Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ” play for the first time in 1911.