Surprising Facts about Ben-Hur

Posted on August 8, 2016 at 5:03 pm

I had a lot of fun creating this gallery with nine surprising facts about the story of Ben-Hur, ranging from the youngest Union General in the Civil War to movie stars as extras, the US Supreme Court, and Charlton Heston returning to the role in his last performance as an actor.

A new movie version of the story starring Jack Huston, produced by Roma Downey, opens this month.

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