@@TheOmegaAlfa😂😂 They were doing that. In fact the Hollywood studio system.was dying..wrt trying to contain costs. Cleopatra( 1963) came close to killing it altogether.
This was my Dad's favourite movie, and we watched it together often over the years. I love it too, for those precious times. Lost my Dad last year to cancer, when he was 4 days shy of 86. RIP Dad, and thanks for Ben Hur.
"In his eagerness to save you, your God has also saved the Roman fleet"... I love that line. I have paraphrased it many times in my life.. I flew Huey helicopters in Vietnam.. In my 11th month of service, I was coming out of a jungle hover hole with 6 troops.. We made it to the tops of the trees and my engine failed.. We autorotated down thru the trees for a very HARD impact with the jungle floor. I got it in flat and we didn't burn.. Everyone survived but there were some broken bones.. So, "In his eagerness to save me, my God saved everyone on board my aircraft." In 43 years of flying helicopters with 4 engine failures, I never lost a passenger..
@@thejohnbeck I responded to your question but it appears that YT has deleted it. They do that to me from time to time and I don't know why.. Someone asked me about homemade kefir and after about 5 tries and 5 deletions, I finally gave up.. Our mission was a company combat assault but a call came in for a single ship to break off and extract some engineers from an LZ that they were cutting out of the jungle. I volunteered.. It was on my 3rd extraction that my engine failed.. Were you a LRRP?
"Why did you save me?". "Why did you have me unchained?". What is your name 41?". "Judah Ben-Hur." " Judah Ben-Hur, let me die.". "We keep you alive to serve this ship. Row well and live.". Another powerful scene from William Wyler's Ben-Hur released in 1959. It deserves its eleven Academy Awards (or Oscars). Jack Hawkins is excellent. Charlton Heston is legendary. A masterpiece epic movie.
I did not know this until recently, but Ben Hur was written by Lew Wallace, a Civil War General who was a Corps Commander at some famous battles like the battle of Shilo.....Surely his philosophy of life and spirituality was shaped and informed by that great struggle...much like Juddah Ben Hurs struggles.
He was also the governor of New Mexico territory when Billy the Kid was raising Cain and later he was minister to the Ottoman Empire. Quite an accomplished man.
I like this scene, shot in the water tank on the backlot at MGM with a very large painted backdrop of the sky and a forced perspective horizon at the far edge of the tank, the actors are probably about 50 feet from the horizon, it works really well, old fashioned film making at its best.
That subtle gesture of the soldiers looking at each other in confusion when Quintus Arius hands over the cup of water to Judah... makes me chuckle. This movie is awesome.
If the movie was only about this one part it would still be powerful. Arrius, for all he achieved was a man without faith or hope, ready to just lay down and die while a mere slave stayed true to himself and his faith. When Judah Saved him he wouldnt let him take his own life or grant him death, not out of any kind of loyalty, but because he didn't share his belief that his life was worth throwing away and in the end he was right.
I just looked this up. They spent, in 1958 when production started, 15 million to make this, which is easily 150 million, probably more, today. It grossed 150 million, the second highest grossing film after Gone With the Wind for may years. Heck, 150 million is not bad money for a film to gross even today. The cost obviously the elaborate sets and battle scenes, filmed of course completely without computer graphics. They films sea battles in giant water tanks.
I must have seen about ten thousand movies! From " City Lights" to "The empire strikes back"! From "Wizard of Oz" to "Predator"! From "Gone with the Wind" to "Platoon"! And so on! But no movie can ever beat "Ben Hur"! Not in a 1000 years!
I love the way the slave Judah verbally repeats the Roman Generals words back at him on the raft. Almost like the slave Judah is mocking the Roman with the Romans own words.
Notice that Jack Hawkins is some of the greatest movies ever made..."Bridge on the River Kwai", Lawrence of Arabia", and others .. always a great supporting actor.
I know this is an older post, but I have good news for you. You can have a physique like Chuck’s with very little work with some barbells and dumbbells. Just eat right and lift a couple or three days a week.
A beautiful parallel to the earlier scene when Christ gives Ben Hur water that is denied him by a roman soldier. I pray that they never remake this film.
You guys obviously never been in the open sea… It’s not your average calm lake. It is choppy, enormous, horizon to horizon nothingness, with direct reflection from the clowdy skies. Near impossible to see a little raft miles away… even if you are looking for it. The damn coast guard has trouble spotting debris , from the skies, with binoculars. Let alone old time romans with nothing modern, on water level. 🙄
Ships water was presumably stored in barrels deep in the ship for ballast. After a few days green gunk would form on the surface especially in warmer weather. Sailors would take water from lower down and sift it through their teeth. It must have caused upset stomachs at the very least.
It's sort of interesting that Arrius gives Judah the cup of water first out of gratitude for saving his life as earlier in the film Jesus gave Judah water to easy his suffering. One act leads to another?
The Bible says in first John 3 16 For God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten son That who so 😍 ever believes in him should not perish ❤️ He gave his only begotten son That who so ever believes in him should not die But have ever lasting life ❤️
@@mikejohnson9118 ……he actually says ‘five galleys’. The Romans’ had 3, 4, & 5 rower-tiered galleys. Galleon ships were NOT invented until the early 16th Century………
@@georgeemil3618 …… ‘the entire fleet’ was NOT lost, only 5 galleys’. Re-listen to what Quintus Arrius asks, ‘& the fleet’? & the reply is ‘5 galleys’. ‘You have a victory’. Hence the Victory Parade in Rome with Quintus Arrius, & Ben-Hur standing in the one chariot…………
Old school acting: they tell much more with their eyes, than with their tongues. Amazing movie, cast and storytelling.
No bean counting vultures compressing each minute of screen time and expenses?
I love Heston. But when he tried to do Shakepeare it was terrible. Just awful.
@@TheOmegaAlfa😂😂 They were doing that. In fact the Hollywood studio system.was dying..wrt trying to contain costs.
Cleopatra( 1963) came close to killing it altogether.
Ben Hur is an all time great
Couldn’ agree more!
This was my Dad's favourite movie, and we watched it together often over the years. I love it too, for those precious times. Lost my Dad last year to cancer, when he was 4 days shy of 86. RIP Dad, and thanks for Ben Hur.
"In his eagerness to save you, your God has also saved the Roman fleet"... I love that line. I have paraphrased it many times in my life.. I flew Huey helicopters in Vietnam.. In my 11th month of service, I was coming out of a jungle hover hole with 6 troops.. We made it to the tops of the trees and my engine failed.. We autorotated down thru the trees for a very HARD impact with the jungle floor. I got it in flat and we didn't burn.. Everyone survived but there were some broken bones.. So, "In his eagerness to save me, my God saved everyone on board my aircraft." In 43 years of flying helicopters with 4 engine failures, I never lost a passenger..
LRRP team by any chance?
Awesome. Thank you for saving all those people and thank you for your service. ❤🙏
Thank you for your very brave service.
You have guardian angels going way back. I have at least 4 uncles who died in the rebellion against the crown.
@@thejohnbeck I responded to your question but it appears that YT has deleted it. They do that to me from time to time and I don't know why.. Someone asked me about homemade kefir and after about 5 tries and 5 deletions, I finally gave up.. Our mission was a company combat assault but a call came in for a single ship to break off and extract some engineers from an LZ that they were cutting out of the jungle. I volunteered.. It was on my 3rd extraction that my engine failed.. Were you a LRRP?
Classic Scene and quotes.
Quintus:"Why did you save me"?
Ben Hur:"Why did you have me unchained?
100% pure class and gratitude when he gives the water First to Ben Hur !!
Yes but not only that but drinks from the same cup. Something a Roman would never do with a slave. Especially a commander!
Now I want to watch the whole movie again.
I need to buy the bluray box
I watched the other day on Sky Cinema. Never disappoints.
I watch it every easter Sunday.
Has not aged. Still a masterpiece ❤
"Ben Hur" is a very good movie, but the movie starts to drag in it's final third, after the chariot race and the death of Messala.
@@alabamaal225
No, the crucfixion and Family Reunion is another Highpoint in this Epic
"we keep you alive to serve this ship, row well and live" I love it
"Hate keeps a man alive, it gives him strength"
❤
Both quotes in this comment describe my daily work grind 😂😂
"Judah Ben-Hur. Let...Me...Die!" 😀
@@rthelionheartThats true! Love ist just a lie! Nature created love to make sure, mankind will not extinct!
One of the GREATEST scenes in one of the GREATEST movies of all time.
It is THE greatest! No doubt!
A masterpiece which can be watched 1000 times its a shame we can't make art like this anymore
We lost the trajectory,copied over tapes
Charlton Heston was the iconic face of epic movies back in the day.
"Why did you save me?". "Why did you have me unchained?". What is your name 41?". "Judah Ben-Hur." " Judah Ben-Hur, let me die.". "We keep you alive to serve this ship. Row well and live.". Another powerful scene from William Wyler's Ben-Hur released in 1959. It deserves its eleven Academy Awards (or Oscars). Jack Hawkins is excellent. Charlton Heston is legendary. A masterpiece epic movie.
I was able to see this film in Cinemarama and restored. Was overwhelming.
one of my favorite movie scenes of all time. Not sure why but I don't question it. Two hall of famers doing hall of fame stuff.
Why did you save me? Why did you have me unchained?
Bacause i'm not into that bondage thing.
Good to know someone still uploading this old Legendary movie i thank you ! Row well and live !
The second of three symbolic scenes where giving someone water to drink carries tremendous significance.
Jesus , greatest scene.
@@otiebrown9999 Which one? Where Jesus gives water to Ben Hur? or where Ben Hur gives water to Jesus?
I did not know this until recently, but Ben Hur was written by Lew Wallace, a Civil War General who was a Corps Commander at some famous battles like the battle of Shilo.....Surely his philosophy of life and spirituality was shaped and informed by that great struggle...much like Juddah Ben Hurs struggles.
He was also the governor of New Mexico territory when Billy the Kid was raising Cain and later he was minister to the Ottoman Empire. Quite an accomplished man.
I like this scene, shot in the water tank on the backlot at MGM with a very large painted backdrop of the sky and a forced perspective horizon at the far edge of the tank, the actors are probably about 50 feet from the horizon, it works really well, old fashioned film making at its best.
"We keep you alive to save this Ship Row Well and live" now Charlton Heston gets to speak these words. Brilliant
In his eagerness to save you, you're God has also saved the roman fleet, very true words
Enya anything Elsa leaner white Walter priceless just brought memories ❤️ ♥️ 😊
My favorite line
@robertbarrett3749 "In his eagerness to save you, you're God has also saved the roman fleet..."
Your.
An epic film, masterpiece. Absolutely
At the time Charlton Heston was so breathtakingly beautiful..!
.……handsome, very tall, broad shoulders, mellifluous bass voice…………wonderful to see, & listen to live, in an auditorium………
Charlton Cheston!!...lol.......great actor and even greater movie!!
@@keithbrown8814haha
That subtle gesture of the soldiers looking at each other in confusion when Quintus Arius hands over the cup of water to Judah... makes me chuckle.
This movie is awesome.
When your the General of the Army and the Attorney General rolled into one. *NOBODY* is going to question your actions...except the Emperor.
One of the great Hollywood epics, great story and cast, watched it so many times, got my kids into it
This miraculous rescue was the ultimate +1! Ben Hur + anyone who assisted him. The entire Roman fleet was basically collateral blessing! 😝
One of the best movie scenes ever
If can make a Christian out of you ..
Cinematic excellence and one of my personal favorites
If the movie was only about this one part it would still be powerful. Arrius, for all he achieved was a man without faith or hope, ready to just lay down and die while a mere slave stayed true to himself and his faith. When Judah Saved him he wouldnt let him take his own life or grant him death, not out of any kind of loyalty, but because he didn't share his belief that his life was worth throwing away and in the end he was right.
This is such a brilliant film. Many awards and acclaim, but still underrated.
I love this part. Classic
Only just seen this clip and it makes me excited to watch the film
O MELHOR FILME DA HISTORIA DO CINEMA. ETERNO.
Masterpiece movie for every generation,
This is how every Saturday morning starts with me. Drunk, confused, speaking in an English accent and apologising to an old man.
You too?
懐かしいな！ 中学生の頃、学校の映画鑑賞で行った、65年位前の話し
Love this, especially when Ben Hur is offered water by the Roman, as he was also by Christ.
I just looked this up. They spent, in 1958 when production started, 15 million to make this, which is easily 150 million, probably more, today. It grossed 150 million, the second highest grossing film after Gone With the Wind for may years. Heck, 150 million is not bad money for a film to gross even today. The cost obviously the elaborate sets and battle scenes, filmed of course completely without computer graphics. They films sea battles in giant water tanks.
Absolutely best movie ever made!
Totally Agree! And I must have seen about 10 000 movies!
I must have seen about ten thousand movies! From " City Lights" to "The empire strikes back"! From "Wizard of Oz" to "Predator"! From "Gone with the Wind" to "Platoon"! And so on! But no movie can ever beat "Ben Hur"! Not in a 1000 years!
Great movie 🎉🎉🎉
I like how he drinks from the same cup. He was already considering his future role.
Historical and superb movie and still great to this day in 2025! A timeless classic and gives praise to the One and Only God of the Bible!
One of Heston's masterpieces
Masterpiece. What do we have now but explosions and stu$$$ superhero movies. They will never make movies like this again.
Notice how the rope is the separator between Juda Ben Hur and Quintus and the soldiers to highlight the class ranges
Haston was definitely a mans man and a great actor
I love the way the slave Judah verbally repeats the Roman Generals words back at him on the raft.
Almost like the slave Judah is mocking the Roman with the Romans own words.
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@OnyinyechiSamuel-c4g 😀😀
I've watched it 17 times
If Jack Hawkins is in the scene, then I watch it. Tremendous actor.
Notice that Jack Hawkins is some of the greatest movies ever made..."Bridge on the River Kwai", Lawrence of Arabia", and others .. always a great supporting actor.
@@johnwhitworth9074 The Cruel Sea.
Damn Chatlton Hestons Body is so impressive!! That chest is so big. His shoulders so wide ! His legs incredibly strong!
I was thinking the same thing, this dude had a massive chest
@@fgcpeak9591 defenitely!!! I wanna have this Kind of chest. Hard work and great genes.
I know this is an older post, but I have good news for you. You can have a physique like Chuck’s with very little work with some barbells and dumbbells. Just eat right and lift a couple or three days a week.
@@gregshock i am on my way to get a body like Chuck. My chest is already huge.
@@winniepuh8925 : Glad to hear it. Never quit.
A beautiful parallel to the earlier scene when Christ gives Ben Hur water that is denied him by a roman soldier. I pray that they never remake this film.
They already have... 2016
@@WailwulfTotal catastrophe!
Ben-Hur looks like an image of God
Row well and live.
btw, full body armor onboard?
Exactly the same thing happened to me.
Ive seen this movie a very long time ago
"It's a Roman sail"; Roman Captain, "There are some men in the water about there...."
The ship spots them 5 miles away on a little raft 😂
The ship was heading towards them. They were spotted closer in.
They were actively looking for the consul with a ship full of men scanning the sea also this film is has a few holy miracles in it take your pic
You guys obviously never been in the open sea…
It’s not your average calm lake.
It is choppy, enormous, horizon to horizon nothingness, with direct reflection from the clowdy skies. Near impossible to see a little raft miles away… even if you are looking for it.
The damn coast guard has trouble spotting debris , from the skies, with binoculars.
Let alone old time romans with nothing modern, on water level.
🙄
@@Jon-jm1ln definitely miraculously saw it….and with God anything is possible!
Agreed there!
But im just talking about world level views.
@@TTundragrizzlyhater
Ships water was presumably stored in barrels deep in the ship for ballast. After a few days green gunk would form on the surface especially in warmer weather. Sailors would take water from lower down and sift it through their teeth. It must have caused upset stomachs at the very least.
The amount of booze they had on board in capt cooks was unbelievable, water was undrinkable, the crew was half drunk most of the time
Please show BEN HOR full MOVIE
ARIUS!!!
How did they get the cameras so far at sea way back then?
Jack Hawkins; greatest actor in the whole movie.
I sure hope she chose to live in nice patio home or retirement community. ❤
I miss phill Hartman doing charlton Heston it was truly the best 😮😢
hey it's General Allenby
3:10 ... The Roman leader gives the cup to the slave so he can drink first.
It's sort of interesting that Arrius gives Judah the cup of water first out of gratitude for saving his life as earlier in the film Jesus gave Judah water to easy his suffering. One act leads to another?
and drinks out of the same cup after a slave.
GOD'S purpose 🙏
Classic
the odd encounter between a british general and a us marine.
General...
Touch'e!
3centurion on the right is Bigus Dicus.
Mizo tawnga lehlin a awm em,?
The Bible says in first John 3 16 For God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten son That who so 😍 ever believes in him should not perish ❤️ He gave his only begotten son That who so ever believes in him should not die But have ever lasting life ❤️
He said to.leave 41 unchained
I thought that the Roman's name was Biggus Dickus. A friend of the Emperor.
Water, you ignoramuses, can be a good servant, yet a bad master.
This video clip was cut prematurely though.
in the book, he is not "41" !
Hey Ben you look a lot like Moses.
Amazing how you don't care about the fake backdrop
How can you lose your entire fleet and end up with a victory?
It was 5 galleons (ships) lost.
@@mikejohnson9118……triremes’, not galleons’………
@ The Captain of the boat said 5 galleons in the movie.
@@mikejohnson9118 ……he actually says ‘five galleys’. The Romans’ had 3, 4, & 5 rower-tiered galleys. Galleon ships were NOT invented until the early 16th Century………
@@georgeemil3618 …… ‘the entire fleet’ was NOT lost, only 5 galleys’. Re-listen to what Quintus Arrius asks, ‘& the fleet’? & the reply is ‘5 galleys’. ‘You have a victory’.
Hence the Victory Parade in Rome with Quintus Arrius, & Ben-Hur standing in the one chariot…………
So when there was a Judah son of Hur,in Jewish/Hebrew history?
The novel was written by a former US general who'd fought in the American Civil War.
Ben Hur is not of Judah, but of Ephraim.
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Good news Good is Jesus saves and he is alive
Jesus paid our sins penalty
With his stripes and his blood we can have Salvation through his blood
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roman navy never use slaves on ships lol
True! But "Ben Hur" ist based on a novel by a civil war General! And then several Guys wrote a movie Script! What did you expect?