Want to watch the Oscar-winning movie Ben-Hur online? 3 sites in the UK stream this movie online: iTunes, BlinkBox and Wuaki. In this article you will find some more information about Ben-Hur from 1959. At the end of the article you can find the list of sites where you can stream this movie from, and their prices.
Guess who won the Best Picture Oscar in 1959! According to the Academy members, Ben-Hur was the Best Picture of the year 1959 and in total it won 11 Oscars, including Best Picture, Best Actor, Best Supporting Actor.
Did you know that Barry Fitzgerald was nominated as both Best Actor and Best Supporting Actor for his same role in "Going My way," in 1944? The Oscars are presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in the US. The "Academy" started awarding Oscars in 1929. The Best Picture Oscar is given at the end of each year's ceremony to represent its importance.
Wikipedia describes the movie Ben-Hur like this:
Ben-Hur is a 1959 American epic historical drama film, directed by William Wyler, produced by Sam Zimbalist for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and starring Charlton Heston, Stephen Boyd, Jack Hawkins, Hugh Griffith and Haya Harareet.
Some actors and actresses who took part in the award-winning movie Ben-Hur were:
- Jack Hawkins as Quintus Arrius
- Charlton Heston as Judah Ben-Hur
- Haya Harareet as Esther
- Stephen Boyd as Messala
- Hugh Griffith as Sheik Ilderim
- Claude Heater as Jesus
- Sam Jaffe as Simonides
- Cathy O'Donnell as Tirzah
Ben-Hur has a Rotten Tomatoes critics score of 87%. The Rotten Tomatoes audience score for this movie is 89%. Here is what TIME Magazine has said about the movie Ben-Hur:
The biggest and the best of Hollywood's super-spectacles.
You can also visit IMDB for more information about this movie.
Ben-Hur won these awards:
- Academy Award for Best Actor for Charlton Heston for his role as Judah Ben-Hur at the 32nd Academy Awards in 1959
- Academy Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role for Hugh Griffith for his role as Sheik Ilderim at the 32nd Academy Awards in 1959
- Academy Award for Best Cinematography at the 32nd Academy Awards in 1959
- Academy Award for Best Costume Design at the 32nd Academy Awards in 1959
- Academy Award for Best Director at the 32nd Academy Awards in 1959
- Academy Award for Best Film Editing at the 32nd Academy Awards in 1959
- Academy Award for Best Original Music Score at the 32nd Academy Awards in 1959
- Academy Award for Best Picture at the 32nd Academy Awards in 1959
- Academy Award for Best Production Design at the 32nd Academy Awards in 1959
- Academy Award for Best Sound Mixing at the 32nd Academy Awards in 1959
- Academy Award for Best Visual Effects at the 32nd Academy Awards in 1959
- BAFTA Award for Best Film at the 13th British Academy Film Awards in 1960
- Golden Globe Award for Best Director - Motion Picture at the 17th Golden Globe Awards in 1959
- Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture at the 17th Golden Globe Awards in 1959
- Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor for Stephen Boyd for his role as Messala at the 17th Golden Globe Awards in 1959
- Golden Globe Special Achievement Award at the 17th Golden Globe Awards in 1959
According to Findable.TV, Ben-Hur can be streamed immediately from 3 on-demand sites. Some ways you can watch this movie online in the UK are as follows.
Sites where you can rent Ben-Hur:
Sites where you can buy Ben-Hur:
For up-to-date information about availability of the movie, go to Findable.TV's special page for Ben-Hur, and compare prices from all sites.
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