Ben-Hur (1959) - Rowing of the Galley Slaves HD

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  • @thiagofilgueiras4244
    @thiagofilgueiras4244 4 года назад +1316

    Did you notice this is a 1959 movie??? Look the acting, the music, the EDITING!! Looks so modern!! A masterpiece, no doubt!

    • @thephilosophyofrights8688
      @thephilosophyofrights8688 3 года назад +98

      @@o_gladii hes talking about the cinematography, the close ups of slaves sweating, some collapsing, the music picking up with the pace. this scene has action eventhough there isn't any.. movies now are for people with short attention spans.

    • @ryanbrailey-tucker4935
      @ryanbrailey-tucker4935 3 года назад +40

      YEP!! Films today can't compare!

    • @rafaelgomez1989
      @rafaelgomez1989 3 года назад +7

      @@o_gladii MODERN CINEMATOGRAPHY

    • @richardiredale3128
      @richardiredale3128 3 года назад +31

      @@ryanbrailey-tucker4935 The only place where modern digital effects would have really helped is the exterior naval battle scene. But the rest of the film: 10/10. And the chariot race was REAL and looked it.

    • @phil_cassidy
      @phil_cassidy 3 года назад

      @@juanmanuelfahey9434 You shouldn't use braindead as an insult when you don't get an obvious joke.

  • @muniraragina4342
    @muniraragina4342 5 лет назад +652

    My father introduced me to these classics. He is no more now. May God bless his soul. Ameen Thanks papa.

    • @Hope-Truth-Light
      @Hope-Truth-Light 3 года назад +10

      R.I.P.

    • @muniraragina4342
      @muniraragina4342 3 года назад +3

      @@Hope-Truth-Light thanks

    • @danskyl7279
      @danskyl7279 2 года назад +6

      Same, my Dad showed me to this. Always loved old movies like this. Other being the Bible beginning and The Tenth commandment.

    • @muniraragina4342
      @muniraragina4342 2 года назад +3

      @@danskyl7279 nice

    • @brandonfitzgerald539
      @brandonfitzgerald539 2 года назад +1

      Mine too.. row well and live 👍

  • @sarcasticsugar4466
    @sarcasticsugar4466 9 лет назад +945

    Better music simply could NOT have been written for this scene. Spectacular.

  • @cobraaction1365
    @cobraaction1365 7 лет назад +605

    Charlton Heston and Jack Hawkins showing what genius acting is all about. No words spoken but a thousand words being said. When you play it and watch them its a masterclass

    • @oldrocker74
      @oldrocker74 5 лет назад +31

      The eyes say it all...

    • @JWBabaYaga
      @JWBabaYaga 2 года назад +6

      @@oldrocker74 , and Jack Hawkins’s eyebrows. Roger Moore learned it from him.

    • @seankelly1366
      @seankelly1366 2 года назад

      I don't think that I could agree more....I remember when I was subject to incarceration...it was exactly the same scenario that I was engaged with....without words....bound in chains and condemned to the galleys....period!

    • @macflod
      @macflod 2 года назад +5

      Movies have become so bad nowadays. Its like cgi taken over and never mind story or showing subtlety in scenes, its all bigger more elaborate cgi!! It sucks

    • @jonathandsouza5604
      @jonathandsouza5604 2 года назад +2

      Very true. Though this movie was much before the time I was born, I have not found the remake even close to this 1959 classic

  • @Veldtian1
    @Veldtian1 9 лет назад +1019

    When I'm on the rowing machine in the gym and I want to give up at the 15 minute mark I think of this scene and it gives me the humility to go for another 15 minutes, thanks Judah.

    • @JOHN----DOE
      @JOHN----DOE 7 лет назад +87

      Not to mention you don't have to row for the rest of your life.

    • @josebelindo1641
      @josebelindo1641 5 лет назад +6

      rowing on a lake is fun and a good workout

    • @AlbertM170
      @AlbertM170 5 лет назад +17

      @@josebelindo1641 rowing in the ocean is even better. Nothing like the sting of a whip and incoming death to really put some air in your lungs.

    • @TheFriend2u
      @TheFriend2u 5 лет назад +18

      Veldtian, hahahaha, good motivation then. Actually, we learn more about developing morals watching old movies. Unlike nowadays movies, only crude sex and foul languages and limited vocaburary.

    • @AlbertM170
      @AlbertM170 5 лет назад +21

      @@TheFriend2u I fully agree!!! 🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾
      Older movies like Ben-Hur were pure art, both in a cinematic sense and in a cultural and moral sense.

  • @Dragonrose36
    @Dragonrose36 6 лет назад +258

    "Your eyes are full of hate, Forty-One. That's good. Hate keeps a man alive. It gives him strength. Now listen to me, all of you! You are all condemned men. We keep you alive to serve this ship. So row well, and live."

    • @williamgarrison1707
      @williamgarrison1707 11 месяцев назад +7

      one of my fav movie quotes of all time

    • @zmac8689
      @zmac8689 10 месяцев назад +2

      Then he has number 41 unchained, but not the others, poor souls.

  • @iSabier
    @iSabier 9 лет назад +447

    Iconic scene, one that I cherish since I've been a child. The magnificent soundtrack amplifies the intensity.

    • @cbentler4528
      @cbentler4528 8 лет назад +16

      Me too, when I was little I would always borrow it from the Church library.

    • @nick624179
      @nick624179 5 лет назад +5

      They had musicians in the back of the boat

    • @Cinoth
      @Cinoth 2 года назад +6

      I guess I'm in for a treat, I'm going to get it on bluray soon and watch for the first time.

  • @philbenza6380
    @philbenza6380 6 лет назад +155

    Years ago, I went in a cruise. One day there was a tour of the engine room. In the bulkhead there was a still picture of the rowers at the oars with Charlton Heaton featured prominently. A plaque said the cruise ship's engine room crew!

  • @Rickwmc
    @Rickwmc 10 лет назад +682

    Your eyes are filled with hate, number 41. That's good. Hate keeps a man alive. It gives him strength.

  • @debrun007
    @debrun007 7 лет назад +83

    One of the greatest scenes not only in Ben Hur but in Film. The facial expressions of Arrius's second in command are priceless as is Jack Hawkins stonely gaze.. Ramming speed!

    • @davidbell1619
      @davidbell1619 11 месяцев назад +5

      Ship captain was worried,power unit being pushed beyond Specs.

    • @BlaneNostalgia
      @BlaneNostalgia 14 дней назад

      @@davidbell1619

    • @ArmyJames
      @ArmyJames 14 дней назад

      @@davidbell1619 He reminded me of another worried ship’s engineer: “They canna take much more o’ this, Captain!”

  • @amramjose
    @amramjose 6 лет назад +90

    This movie was a true masterpiece of cinematography, unequaled in this day.

    • @Kirdo-6241
      @Kirdo-6241 2 года назад

      Too preachy

    • @walboyfredo6025
      @walboyfredo6025 2 года назад +3

      @@Kirdo-6241 have you seen the updated version of "Ben Hur", that was utter crap compared to this!

  • @TheLocoUnion
    @TheLocoUnion 8 лет назад +845

    The other ships are like "where in the Seventh Voyage of Sinbad are they going???"

    • @jeffrobertson2551
      @jeffrobertson2551 4 года назад +6

      Hahaha

    • @DarqeDestroyer
      @DarqeDestroyer 4 года назад +1

      @ʀᴀᴢᴏʀʙᴀᴄᴋɢᴇʀᴍᴀɴɪᴀ *Whoosh*

    • @massimoe.nicolin6067
      @massimoe.nicolin6067 4 года назад +20

      @ʀᴀᴢᴏʀʙᴀᴄᴋɢᴇʀᴍᴀɴɪᴀ Yeah he should've written something like "Where in the name of Neptune is that ship going?" to make it more Roman

    • @kevinklingner3098
      @kevinklingner3098 3 года назад

      Not at all

    • @roswellnm9669
      @roswellnm9669 10 месяцев назад +6

      Yep...all of a sudden that ship takes off and the other boats be like...Whut?

  • @chudder1161
    @chudder1161 10 лет назад +809

    how I feel working at Amazon during holiday peak season!

    • @Rickwmc
      @Rickwmc 10 лет назад +9

      Hah!

    • @richardevans3253
      @richardevans3253 9 лет назад +8

      Christopher Hagan Yes they are one of the worse employers ..Did 14 months with them .

    • @JOHN----DOE
      @JOHN----DOE 7 лет назад +99

      Packing speed! Shipping speed! Returns speed!

    • @lifeskater9899
      @lifeskater9899 6 лет назад +9

      LOL! You had me crying!!!

    • @gamingjay141
      @gamingjay141 6 лет назад +3

      UPS also 😂

  • @Algernon7
    @Algernon7 6 лет назад +46

    I remember watching this back in elementary school, now that I think about it this is probably what started my interest in ancient history.

    • @TheLarryBrown
      @TheLarryBrown 2 года назад +1

      And your fascination with your kindergarten years confirms it.

  • @timpenfield5
    @timpenfield5 11 лет назад +48

    there will never be a movie like this again

  • @bensisko4651
    @bensisko4651 2 года назад +21

    In my opinion, the greatest movie ever made. (And a mighty cold blooded scene lol)

    • @chrispile3878
      @chrispile3878 11 месяцев назад

      The Ten Commandments was better.

  • @p4ulth0m4s6
    @p4ulth0m4s6 3 года назад +21

    This is a Must see movie every Year, a Masterpiece that even modern Movie's can't handle.

    • @marioarguello6989
      @marioarguello6989 Год назад

      Check out the 1926 version. If you think the chariot race in this one was brutal ...

    •  11 месяцев назад +1

      Diehard 1 on xmas

  • @philc5499
    @philc5499 Год назад +31

    Can we please stop and appreciate the centurion's ability the read the room and motivate the entire crew to work together!?! Truly inspiring.

    • @roswellnm9669
      @roswellnm9669 10 месяцев назад

      I'd work my ass off to if I had a crew leader whipping my ass all the time..lmao

  • @autisticreactions4397
    @autisticreactions4397 2 года назад +17

    I am using a rowing workout machine while I watch this video. No joke my stepmom got it as a Christmas gift last month and finally came in the mail 2 weeks ago.

  • @yanliechocki
    @yanliechocki 7 лет назад +141

    Even without a fancy legionary outfit and chained and shirtless, Heston is the most badass dude of this scene

    • @ddthewolf
      @ddthewolf 3 года назад +7

      Yes..
      Shirtless...

    • @penny1545
      @penny1545 Год назад

      Hugh Jackman has entered the picture!

    • @elizabethroberts6215
      @elizabethroberts6215 Год назад +1

      ……he’d the broadest shoulders’! When I was introduced to Mr Charlton Heston for the first time, he had to turn side-on to get through a doorway! Then there was his full height of 6’ 4”! Wow!
      Wonderfully humble man………

  • @GeneraalvanBaal
    @GeneraalvanBaal 11 лет назад +11

    This scene defines why a movie is 'classic'. Thumbs up for this awesome film

  • @exs1803
    @exs1803 5 лет назад +43

    The piece of music behind this scene was described as a '"Tour De Force'. So powerful and compelling. Miklos Rocsa is such a musical genius....... Love it.

    • @pp312
      @pp312 6 месяцев назад +1

      Rozsa

  • @PrimarchX
    @PrimarchX 11 месяцев назад +33

    When was the last time you saw anything remotely this evocative in a modern film?

  • @Lahoreumar
    @Lahoreumar 8 лет назад +157

    This memorable piece of motion picture industry speaks of the genius and craftiness of William Wyler. The entire crux and intensity of this phenomenal 4.24 mins excruciating sequence is stupendously compressed into the facial expressions of Ben-Hur from 4.6 to 4.12. His stoic expressions and resilient spirit speak more than any dialogues can, while translating the situational impact in its complete originality and gusto.

    • @fouziamansoor4281
      @fouziamansoor4281 8 лет назад +9

      Superb comment.

    • @paulfine5602
      @paulfine5602 7 лет назад +6

      I'll summarize your comment: "Ben Hur mean-mugged him"

    • @niggiejr.9354
      @niggiejr.9354 7 лет назад +3

      Omg. Brilliant comment

    • @sadiabajwa5586
      @sadiabajwa5586 5 лет назад +4

      excellent comment beautifully explained in eloquence

    • @JohnDoe-et8th
      @JohnDoe-et8th 2 года назад +1

      That's more than a stoic expression. That's pure defiance.

  • @anasantos2864
    @anasantos2864 2 года назад +22

    I showed this to my students today to "illustrate" what a Galley ship was. They were entrance and they asked me to watch the movie! I am 65 years old, and still remember the first time my parents took me to watch it in a big cinema in Mexico City. Good movies are like a good wine. They just get better and better! There is only one Ben-Hur! By the way, at that time they didn't double the movies, we were "force" to read the Spanish Subtitles. Good exercise, and I was able to hear the stupendous voices of the actors and actresses of that era. 🙂

    • @L4zyasz
      @L4zyasz Год назад

      Is your name walter white?

    • @davidjamessheets
      @davidjamessheets 7 месяцев назад +2

      You know the real Romans did not have galley slaves.

  • @kirsteni.russell5903
    @kirsteni.russell5903 6 лет назад +75

    Another line Jack Hawkins delivers so well is "We keep you alive to serve this ship. So row well, and live." Charlton Heston delivers the same line to Jack Hawkins when the two of them are on a raft.

    • @coolcat5714
      @coolcat5714 6 лет назад +5

      Kirsten I. Russell haha...he’s the boss then

    • @mannixflinn6227
      @mannixflinn6227 6 лет назад +4

      Kirsten I. Russell I say this to my wife all the time.

    • @leechristy7003
      @leechristy7003 6 лет назад +1

      It's kind of like the classic movie "Swept Away" -- but with 2 guys, not Giancarlo Giannini and Mariangela Melato....

    • @nefersguy
      @nefersguy 5 лет назад

      One of the best lines ever!

  • @kerronmcsween6095
    @kerronmcsween6095 5 лет назад +17

    I know there is a new Ben Hur but I don't think the classic could be replaced😏, the classic is the best 😃👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

  • @Gomez1915
    @Gomez1915 5 лет назад +1171

    I feel bad for the drummer guy. His arms must’ve gotten really tired 😓

    • @maropl2515
      @maropl2515 4 года назад +71

      He certainly had his alternates, and he was also better treated than ordinary galley workers.

    • @mrbigbag
      @mrbigbag 4 года назад +213

      Poor whip guy, you could clearly see, that he had to lean his entire body in to whip those collapsed elderly men. Must be very tiring and he should regularly swap arms to avoid exhaustion.

    • @老曹-r9p
      @老曹-r9p 4 года назад +19

      cowbell

    • @IanHunter78
      @IanHunter78 4 года назад +47

      Yeah, they should have given him a break and let him row for awhile.😛

    • @robertoflores9080
      @robertoflores9080 4 года назад +4

      Lmao

  • @pp312
    @pp312 6 месяцев назад +5

    Part of the greatness of this scene is the editing---a true a masterclass in the art of editing. The other huge factor of course is the music.

  • @Nrvsmtr43
    @Nrvsmtr43 5 лет назад +21

    I would not even be able to maintain the drumming. Never forget how good we have it, in all seriousness.

  • @Jagdtoq
    @Jagdtoq 11 лет назад +201

    Ramming speed was found to be maintainable for about a minute by the crew of the trireme Olympias so the one & quarter minute duration in this film was about right bearing in mind, shortly after ramming the crew would need to reverse like hell to release the ram, probably another 15 seconds.

    • @watchgoose
      @watchgoose 6 лет назад +6

      hadn't thought about that!

    • @skerriesrockart
      @skerriesrockart 6 лет назад +15

      Can you imagine trying to backwater in stroke under those conditions? It would be hell and that's without the risk of getting rammed,sunk or set on fire to worry about.

    • @fredblonder7850
      @fredblonder7850 5 лет назад +17

      Thanks for mentioning Olympias. ;-) I spent a total of six weeks rowing her.
      I think the preferred method of ramming is to strike a glancing blow, rip out a section of the other ship‘s hull and KEEP GOING in the same direction so as to avoid becoming a target.

    • @Battelfield2video
      @Battelfield2video 4 года назад +8

      Fred Blonder indeed. Also if you can break of the enemy ruders it becomes a sitting duck

    • @redwingrob1036
      @redwingrob1036 2 года назад +1

      WHAT kind of ~reme is this ship?
      DO you know?
      One 'bank' of oars; a monoreme? It's definitely not a quad or quinquereme.

  • @LuisSandoval1138
    @LuisSandoval1138 Год назад +4

    Everything in this scene is a filmmaking masterclass. Directing, acting, editing, lighting, music scoring, sound, production/art design.

  • @chairmanwario
    @chairmanwario 3 года назад +15

    I used to think the old classic movies were boring. But they really do have something that today's movies don't. A scene like this, for example, can't be replicated today and have the same impact.

    • @FreemanicParacusia
      @FreemanicParacusia 2 года назад +1

      Back then you didn’t have CGI programs like Massive. To film a scene where two armies slammed into each other you needed an ARMY of extras. Every man filmed here was doing the strenuous work on display.

  • @oncall21
    @oncall21 5 лет назад +17

    This soundtrack goes through my head every morning in peak hour traffic as I drive to work!!!!

  • @janetduhon2535
    @janetduhon2535 6 лет назад +64

    I would love to see Ben Hur on the big screen again.

    • @Mdebacle
      @Mdebacle 5 лет назад +2

      Ben-Hur 60th Anniversary. In Theaters Apr 14, Apr 17. TCM Big Screen Classics Presents ...

    • @Mdebacle
      @Mdebacle 5 лет назад +3

      @Dawson Douglas As Charlton Heston said in Omega Man, "Nope, they sure don't make 'em like that anymore."

    • @Emma-iv6ug
      @Emma-iv6ug 5 лет назад +1

      @Dawson Douglas i saw it a couple days ago for the first time on the bog screen. I loved it too ❤

    • @schallrd1
      @schallrd1 5 лет назад +2

      This was meant to be seen on the big screen.

    • @faustopacheco120
      @faustopacheco120 Год назад

      they will make him black

  • @mikeowen7526
    @mikeowen7526 4 года назад +34

    One of the best scenes in the film And one of the greatest films ever made 11 Oscar wins and an epic film too 😍. It has to be in everyone's film collection 😍

  • @angbandsbane
    @angbandsbane 5 лет назад +103

    Hortator: "Sir, can we take a break? My arms are getting a little tired."
    Entire galley:

    • @CatieCass
      @CatieCass 5 лет назад +7

      🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

    • @stevenscottoddballz
      @stevenscottoddballz 5 лет назад +3

      That actually made me Laugh Out Loud!

    • @Kanovskiy
      @Kanovskiy 3 года назад +2

      hehe

    • @jennifersman7990
      @jennifersman7990 11 месяцев назад +2

      I remember a Playboy cartoon that had one of the rowers holding his hand up and saying “Yoo-Hoo! I think I’m getting a blister!”

    • @angbandsbane
      @angbandsbane 11 месяцев назад

      @@jennifersman7990 Oh yeah, I remember that. I THINK that might have been "The Far Side," but yeah, that was a good one lol

  • @BethBrownell
    @BethBrownell 3 месяца назад +6

    This is one of the classic movies and it stands the test of time. The remake of this movie pales to this.

  • @zmac8689
    @zmac8689 10 месяцев назад +9

    One of the best movies to ever come out of Hollywood, Charlton Heston in one of his best roles, love this movie even have it on DVD.

  • @johnnyblaime
    @johnnyblaime 10 месяцев назад +2

    The spirit in the scene is tangible..

  • @alcd6333
    @alcd6333 8 лет назад +54

    Phenomenal scene. When they go to attack speed, the editing is amazing: you see images for about a half-second before it cuts to another and another...You can feel the intensity of what the rowers are going through.

  • @beth7234
    @beth7234 5 лет назад +31

    I currently work a factory job. This is what happens to the rest of us when not enough of our co-workers decide to show up for work. :)

    • @Summersong2262
      @Summersong2262 3 года назад

      A few workers take the day off, it's your problem. If half of them take the day off, it's the bosses problem.

  • @gustavoceballos5327
    @gustavoceballos5327 6 месяцев назад +6

    0:11: Rowing begins
    1:20: Battle Speed
    1:54: Attack Speed
    2:39: Ramming Speed
    3:55: Rest

  • @johndavid5618
    @johndavid5618 5 месяцев назад +4

    I cant beleive this was made before my time,its just Amazing. ❤️

  • @stephenharfield781
    @stephenharfield781 11 месяцев назад +3

    I was waiting for water skiing speed!

  • @rubiconklbrutorowman7577
    @rubiconklbrutorowman7577 5 лет назад +12

    What a beautiful ship, NOT fake ship drew by computer, and WHAT a beautiful uniform of Roman commander indeed!

    • @swaldron5558
      @swaldron5558 10 месяцев назад

      Brilliant background.

  • @112steinway
    @112steinway 10 лет назад +361

    Prepare for...ludicrous speed!

  • @johncotton5561
    @johncotton5561 11 месяцев назад +2

    I used to refer this scene to my workmates whenever we were very busy and stressed at work. Ramming speed, drum, whips. Always got a chuckle.

  • @Rickwmc
    @Rickwmc 10 лет назад +152

    This galley scene reminds me of some telemarketing jobs I had.

    • @adema1978
      @adema1978 5 лет назад +4

      Your adherence clerk was whipping you?

    • @eleo_b
      @eleo_b 5 лет назад +1

      Spartaculus Jones • even the lousiest job I’ve had wasn’t as bad as this.

    • @Rickwmc
      @Rickwmc 5 лет назад

      @@eleo_b I was speaking in jest. Good luck, friend.

    • @Woozler554
      @Woozler554 5 лет назад +7

      Spartaculus Jones - Galley slave is a better occupation. More benefits.
      Telemarketing has to be the worst job in the world.

    • @chemkouv
      @chemkouv 4 года назад

      I WAS LOOKING IF THERE IS A TITLE FOR THE DRUMMER SO I CAN JOKE ABOUT IT WITH MY TELEMARKETING SUPERVISOR!

  • @markrogers7546
    @markrogers7546 2 месяца назад +1

    The look of contempt in Ben Hur's eyes is priceless!!

  • @brendanmccallion2350
    @brendanmccallion2350 10 лет назад +68

    This must have been an absolute grueling scene to shoot. One can only imagine. Thats what makes this scene so great.

    • @heidiwilks5316
      @heidiwilks5316 7 лет назад +42

      I read that the original sequence was actually too easy, as the oars were floating in mid-air (as the ship was a set and not actually on water), and so the extras were clearly "rowing" without effort. They tried a second take with the extras simulating effort, but the oars were still obviously moving without any resistance. So they finally reported to putting springs on each oar in order to get a an reasonably accurate simulation of the paddles plowing through water.

    • @lifeskater9899
      @lifeskater9899 6 лет назад +10

      Wow! Thanks for the behind-the-scenes info!

    • @Algernon7
      @Algernon7 6 лет назад +10

      Very cool! It definitely looks like there is real resistance behind each row.

  • @ivanmartorell8702
    @ivanmartorell8702 3 года назад +13

    Ben-Hur had the largest budget ($15.175 million), as well as the largest sets built, of any film produced at the time. Costume designer Elizabeth Haffenden oversaw a staff of 100 wardrobe fabricators to make the costumes, and a workshop employing 200 artists and workmen provided the hundreds of friezes and statues needed in the film. Filming commenced on May 18, 1958, and wrapped on January 7, 1959, with shooting lasting for 12 to 14 hours a day and six days a week. Pre-production began in Italy at Cinecittà around October 1957, and post-production took six months.

    • @redwingrob1036
      @redwingrob1036 2 года назад

      GIVE me old Hollywood any day!
      NOT today's; the rectum of America 💩 ☹️

    • @mjw1955
      @mjw1955 2 года назад

      You got that right!. But I once heard Charlton Heston (when he was still of sound mind) say that the budget was $12 million, which he figured would have been $200 million in today's dollar. And those oarsmen earned all that sweat- you can't see it but the ends of the oars were attached to some real, super thick rubber bands.

  • @broncodeviltexas
    @broncodeviltexas 9 лет назад +107

    One day Charleton Heston came to where I worked and as he was hurriedly being wisked away I always regretted not saying to him "Thank You, 41!"

    • @watchgoose
      @watchgoose 6 лет назад +1

      wisk was a laundry detergent. perhaps you mean whisked?

    • @palangnar3588
      @palangnar3588 6 лет назад

      Are telling the real thing ?!

    • @douglasskaalrud6865
      @douglasskaalrud6865 5 лет назад

      bronco devil I’m so sorry he soiled your place of employ.

    • @TheLarryBrown
      @TheLarryBrown 2 года назад

      You should have told him "You look like good 'people.'"

    • @swaldron5558
      @swaldron5558 10 месяцев назад

      Ask for a autograph?

  • @David-vx4mx
    @David-vx4mx 7 месяцев назад +4

    One of the scenes I will never forget, it was so well performed by everyone. And yes, I still cry at the scene when Ben Hur gives Chrst the cup of water. A great film.

  • @FsimulatorX
    @FsimulatorX 10 лет назад +193

    1:17. when the commander said "battle speed.." the drummer looks at him like "What the hell are you thinking"

    • @watchgoose
      @watchgoose 6 лет назад +1

      the hortator? I think it was the centurion standing by him.

    • @sifuhotman1300
      @sifuhotman1300 4 года назад +26

      I think not many knew he was actually testing the limits of his ship's slave crew. The commander's not doing it for shit's and giggles... Or for some cruel powerplay. Nor is he enjoying it. Great acting.

    • @caseyakasubzero
      @caseyakasubzero 4 года назад

      Ramming speed is not just a threat to all men and women and children but the fate of the balance of the universe is some place in a far far away galaxy some one or something is working the ramming speed theory

    • @vickylynn8787
      @vickylynn8787 3 года назад

      @@watchgoose yes. At 2:38. Lol like WTH?

    • @swaldron5558
      @swaldron5558 10 месяцев назад

      WTF!?!?

  • @SBaby
    @SBaby 4 месяца назад +2

    Still one of the greatest films of all time.

  • @nautilusnexus5120
    @nautilusnexus5120 10 лет назад +23

    MOST-BRUTAL-SCENE-EVER!!!

  • @luisramos6139
    @luisramos6139 Год назад +2

    Humongous drummer man. He must a train heavily for this scene. Wow ! An A+ actor.

    • @williamtaylor9966
      @williamtaylor9966 11 месяцев назад

      Who could have ever imagined that he became an Admiral (In the Bond film - ‘A Spy who loved me’) - and later the eponymous ‘M’ in subsequent ‘Bond’ movies! -- Quite some promotion!!

  • @francescomazzella7380
    @francescomazzella7380 9 лет назад +22

    Yes :) absolutely one of the greatest scenes ever made :)

  • @DanielMorin-lx3xb
    @DanielMorin-lx3xb 3 месяца назад +2

    "Battle speed, Hortator.". "BATTTLE SPEED!". "Attack speed.". "ATTACK SPEED!". "Ramming speed.". "RAMMING SPEED!". Jack Hawkins as Quintus Arrius was excellent. Another powerful scene from this classic movie of 1959. An epic adventure produced by Sam Zimbalist and directed by William Wyler.

  • @banibratachaudhury9599
    @banibratachaudhury9599 11 лет назад +5

    This movie can't forget ever.thank you

  • @bowlingsam6620
    @bowlingsam6620 2 года назад +15

    What a handsome man Charlton Heston was!

    • @LeslieDerisbourg
      @LeslieDerisbourg 6 месяцев назад

      Ma mère était raide dingue de lui😂

    • @elizabethroberts6215
      @elizabethroberts6215 19 дней назад

      ……… especially when one sees him in real life. Tall, handsome, & a lovely man. His wife, Lydia, was a beautiful person in looks, & her personality………R I P to them both………

  • @tjimicole2677
    @tjimicole2677 9 лет назад +169

    "Row, row, Roman boat, on the silver screen..."

    • @missyadams
      @missyadams 7 лет назад

      ;D lol

    • @AlbertM170
      @AlbertM170 5 лет назад +16

      Merrily merrily merrily merrily
      Now give us Ramming Speed

    • @oldrocker74
      @oldrocker74 5 лет назад +4

      @@AlbertM170 Good one! LOL!!!!

  • @ikaikamaleko8370
    @ikaikamaleko8370 10 месяцев назад +2

    Wow what a scene this was.

  • @nemeanlioness
    @nemeanlioness 10 лет назад +6

    even as a kid this movie was epic, watching this it still is

  • @CWPTraining
    @CWPTraining 2 года назад +4

    When I'm watching a long movie and I get so exhausted I can't keep my eyes open until the end I think of this scene and it inspires me to keep watching the film to the end no matter how tired I get

  • @DRP0111
    @DRP0111 10 лет назад +192

    i was waiting for a 'warp speed mr sulu'

    • @janruudschutrups9382
      @janruudschutrups9382 5 лет назад +3

      I was looking for this comment. XD

    • @angbandsbane
      @angbandsbane 5 лет назад +5

      Dave Palomo: No, no, warp speed is too slow. They need to go right...to Ludicrous Speed!

    • @swaldron5558
      @swaldron5558 10 месяцев назад

      Helm, warp one engage!

    • @Cynicallyskeptic
      @Cynicallyskeptic 7 дней назад

      @@swaldron5558Make it so 😂

  • @zhongwa
    @zhongwa 4 месяца назад +2

    Looks like a good workout. Maybe I'll get myself a rowing machine this Christmas.

  • @davidcolantuono3622
    @davidcolantuono3622 11 лет назад +62

    This is briefly mentioned in "Titanic" (the popular 1997 James Cameron film) when Jack tells Rose after dinner in First Class: "Time for me to go row with the other slaves."

    • @denniscoffey117
      @denniscoffey117 4 года назад +3

      Obvious anachronism Dave. But maybe Jack was referring to the 1925 film adaptation!

    • @abrahemsamander3967
      @abrahemsamander3967 4 года назад +2

      I think this may have already been a trope before these movies were made. And these films are just the most famous examples. I could be wrong though.

    • @DarqeDestroyer
      @DarqeDestroyer 4 года назад +6

      @@abrahemsamander3967 The novel Ben Hur came out in 1880.

    • @arianebolt1575
      @arianebolt1575 7 месяцев назад +1

      It may have simply been a reference to the ancient practice, rather than a literary work.

  • @guidoharmeling5872
    @guidoharmeling5872 8 лет назад +26

    Not even the presentday film Gladiator could match with this Icon-film.

  • @by2004
    @by2004 11 лет назад +17

    Unbelievable scene. Can still recall when I saw it as a kid on tv and I thought it was so cool yet hard to watch.

  • @LHRtoJFKconcorde
    @LHRtoJFKconcorde Год назад +1

    Perfect representation of how my day at work felt today.

  • @kevint.hurlbut2924
    @kevint.hurlbut2924 10 лет назад +59

    "All right, men! Captain wants to water ski!"

  • @fahey5719
    @fahey5719 8 месяцев назад +2

    BETTER than modern. They don't make this kind of movies any more. No CGI, no steroid soaked Rambo Terminator muscles, what you see is the real thing. Plus the camera angles, the editing, the gloomy illumination, the Music! The evil Consul says more by his evil looks than by opening his mouth. Superb.

  • @delavalmilker
    @delavalmilker 5 лет назад +23

    Apparently Hollywood (a place that has totally lost any real creativity) tried to make a quick buck by re-making this movie. It bombed spectacularly.

  • @MarieLoftus-n5u
    @MarieLoftus-n5u 5 дней назад

    I think this might be the best film I've ever seen in my whole life.

  • @Bloodlyshiva
    @Bloodlyshiva 9 лет назад +148

    I note that the actual soldiers are like "What the bloody hell are you doing?!" First the drummer, then the commander.

    • @timothywong7280
      @timothywong7280 8 лет назад +40

      "having fun dicking around with these slaves, testing 41, and playing a practical joke on the other ships of this fleet, they would be so confused as to what the hell the flagship is doing lol."

    • @williamayer2928
      @williamayer2928 8 лет назад +21

      I actually wrote a comment like this on another copy of this video, from the perspective of the rest of the fleet, and how much CHAOS this scene would have wreaked upon it. Sudden acceleration, deceleration, going to a full stop. Rest of the fleet probably had to take evasive action to avoid an expensive oopsie moment XD

    • @willerwin3201
      @willerwin3201 8 лет назад +35

      I think it makes a lot of sense, actually. The Consul knows his fleet will be going into action, so he needs to have the measure of what he can get out of the rowing crew. It's brutal and inhumane, but without an exercise like this, he won't know how much he can get out of his ship, and his crew won't know what to expect.

    • @watchgoose
      @watchgoose 6 лет назад +3

      hortator, not drummer. But yes. And the centurion was concerned.

    • @skerriesrockart
      @skerriesrockart 6 лет назад +12

      The dude in the chair was doing it to fuck with Ben Hur.. He had been giving him dirty looks and he didn't like it. The other officers didn't know he was doing it out of malice but they didn't want the rowers all dead before they'd seen battle.

  • @didiperkaj5462
    @didiperkaj5462 24 дня назад

    Thanks papa.for introduceing me to these great old time movies.

  • @keithorr3124
    @keithorr3124 11 лет назад +217

    Intriguing is it not? That Hawkins as Quintus Arrius can convey and telegraph more menace and a sense of good old fashion Roman ruthlessness just by arching his left eyebrow than most so called heavies in today's contemporary cinema are capable of mustering up in a single performance.

    • @NeroBlack2200
      @NeroBlack2200 10 лет назад +17

      I love Hawkins. The moment I saw him, I knew that was a man to watch. When I first experienced this and Lawrence of Arabia, I had no idea he played roles in both.

    • @stormcutter59
      @stormcutter59 5 лет назад +18

      Because Hollywood today doesnt know how real people act. Evil to them is a cartoonish image of yelling and obvious malice. Nothing subtle about it

    • @josebelindo1641
      @josebelindo1641 5 лет назад +3

      THE BRIDGE ON THE RIVER KWAI is great and pathetic watch his TV series the 4 Just Men

    • @sifuhotman1300
      @sifuhotman1300 4 года назад +10

      The commander is testing the limits of his slaves. Useful and necessary information in combat against enemy ships. How long can they keep things up? He's ruthless perhaps though he's not enjoying it. Great acting.

    • @zmac8689
      @zmac8689 10 месяцев назад +1

      Yes British acting at it's best. Jack Hawkins

  • @peabarter_3074
    @peabarter_3074 11 месяцев назад +2

    Great movie! Always worth watching...

  • @luisalbertonietoduarte6589
    @luisalbertonietoduarte6589 3 месяца назад +4

    Charlton Heston el Mejor Actor. Extraordinarias todas sus películas e interpretaciones. Sensacional.

  • @vicki1548
    @vicki1548 11 месяцев назад

    Saw this when it first came out in 1959. I was just a kid but it had a huge effect on me. Not many movies have ever surpassed it. Masterpiece.

  • @Gavlavyus_Rumi
    @Gavlavyus_Rumi 3 года назад +5

    Best movie I have ever watch

  • @atrajanable
    @atrajanable 2 месяца назад +2

    A Movie Masterpiece in World Cinema ever seen.

  • @vickieoglesby536
    @vickieoglesby536 9 лет назад +10

    Come on..people..can you all just stop nitpicking for a moment..and just ENJOY the FUCKING CLIP?! This in entertainment and should be viewed as such!!

  • @JoeTaclas-cc3rw
    @JoeTaclas-cc3rw 11 месяцев назад +1

    This is a masterclass in editing!!!!this

  • @ericjohnson8336
    @ericjohnson8336 3 года назад +5

    One of the most extraordinary scenes ever committed to film.

  • @philipe7937
    @philipe7937 5 месяцев назад +2

    That is a great and epic movie, everyone should watch it.

  • @sirxavior1583
    @sirxavior1583 8 лет назад +28

    Way better then the remake, keep in mind the original Ben Hur took 20 years to produce.

    • @TESkyrimizer
      @TESkyrimizer 5 лет назад +3

      What the actual fuck that cant be right

    • @jonathanhall7334
      @jonathanhall7334 7 месяцев назад

      The 1959 version isn't the original it was first made in the 1920's.

  • @さぶろーた
    @さぶろーた 5 месяцев назад +3

    子供の頃にこのシーンを見て、なんて酷い事するんだと号泣しました😢

  • @NoBody-qh9ee
    @NoBody-qh9ee Год назад +3

    Ben Hur , El Sid, Ten commandments are all my childhood with Charlton Heston...
    Masterpiece movies

  • @PeterT-i1w
    @PeterT-i1w 3 месяца назад +5

    - Ask the engine room if it's possible to go 105% on the reactor.
    - 105% is possible, but not recommended.

  • @jackeaker9192
    @jackeaker9192 2 года назад +3

    Hands down the greatest movie ever made.

  • @christopherhennings6615
    @christopherhennings6615 6 лет назад +7

    I need the rowing music for work... motivating. :-D

  • @realconfused
    @realconfused 4 года назад +3

    who here is feeling the 2020 with this?

  • @hild568
    @hild568 3 года назад +2

    First movie I've been remember from my childhood. My grandpa redordered this on VHS. Goosebumps

  • @majdo007
    @majdo007 Год назад +3

    Now this is a Movie.

  • @brendanmccallion2350
    @brendanmccallion2350 8 лет назад +78

    Play this music on the rowing machine, toughest work out you will ever have guaranteed :P

    • @debrun007
      @debrun007 7 лет назад +3

      Brilliant idea..

    • @AngryHistorian87
      @AngryHistorian87 7 лет назад +2

      My thoughts exactly.

    • @golddie8
      @golddie8 7 лет назад +5

      I play this Every time, and dread the point when he says ramming speed 😐

    • @otleon
      @otleon 6 лет назад +1

      Brendan McCallion
      Totally agreed!
      It motivates me as hell!!

    • @lifeskater9899
      @lifeskater9899 6 лет назад +1

      Hey, I like your idea!

  • @clovisdacruz6078
    @clovisdacruz6078 4 года назад +23

    I remember watching this as a kid on vhs a very long time ago. I was so terrified for the fate of these rowers. Even though this video is just under 5 minutes it felt like it would never end.

    • @JohnDoe-et8th
      @JohnDoe-et8th 2 года назад +3

      And this is nothing compared to the scene where the chained rower sees the ram of an enemy ship coming straight at him through the hole in the hull and can do NOTHING ABOUT IT.

  • @Therighthanddon
    @Therighthanddon 5 месяцев назад +1

    Not sure what would be more exhausting. The rowing or the drumming