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| Genre: | Classics |
| Year: | 1959 |
| Rating: | ? |
| Length: | 212 min |
| Country: | USA |
| Cast: | Charlton Heston, Jack Hawkins, Haya Harareet, Stephen Boyd, Hugh Griffith, Martha Scott, Cathy O'Donnell, Sam Jaffe |
| Credits: | MGM (Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer) [aka MGM-UA] [us]
Directed by William Wyler |
| Awards: | Academy Awards
Best Actor Charlton Heston
Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Color - Edward C. Carfagno, William A. Horning , Hugh Hunt
Best Cinematography, Color - Robert Surtees
Best Costume Design, Color - Elizabeth Haffenden
Best Director, William Wyler
Best Effects, Special Effects - A. Arnold Gillespie (visual), Milo B. Lory (audible), Robert MacDonald (III) (visual)
Best Film Editing - John D. Dunning , Ralph E. Winters
Best Music, Scoring of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture, Miklos Rozsa
Best Picture - Sam Zimbalist
Best Sound - Franklin Milton (Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer SSD)
Best Supporting Actor- Hugh Griffith
Directors Guild of America
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures - William Wyler
Golden Globes
Best Motion Picture - Drama
Best Motion Picture Director - William Wyler
Best Supporting Actor - Stephen Boyd
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Charlton Heston stars in this historical drama as a christian slave who becomes a thorn in the Roman empires side. An action packed classic - memorable for it's stunt filled chariot race.
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