The book’s back cover reads: “Ben-Hur: nobleman, galley slave, chariot racer, follower of Christ.”Īfter the title page of the book and before the content begins is this quote from John Milton’s Christ’s Nativity: The Hymn: I have not yet seen the new Ben-Hur, but I look forward to it and am glad that it comes highly recommended by some Christian leaders.ĭid you know that the subtitle of the best-selling 1880 book by Lew Wallace is: “A Tale of the Christ”? I own a copy, which was re-released in 1959 to coincide with the Charlton Heston movie. That version won 11 Oscars, more than any other movie before it and has only since been tied by Titanic (1997). What’s fascinating to me is the story behind the book, which has also inspired two previous movies-the 1925 silent version and the 1959 movie-of-the-year, starring Charlton Heston. Ben-Hur: The Story Behind the Book that Inspired the MoviesĪ remake of Ben-Hur movie is about to hit the movie screens.
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