Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ (1925, Fred Niblo) | Thread profile

UPDATED Thu Jun 5 2008 21:00:29 This much lesser-known version of the Ben-Hur story from 1925 was the most expensive silent film ever made and benefits greatly from MGM's ability at the time to make films that looked amazingly grand and epic and still somehow manage to today. Even after seeing William Wyler's 1959 version and even with the advancements of modern CGI, the 83 year...

He's not the Messaih, he's a very naughty boy! "Aloha, my name is Mr Hand".

Obligatory Life of Brian reference out of the way now. Thanks for that! Last Rated: Goyokin (1969, Hideo Gosha) 10/10

You're welcome. Blessed are the cheese makers! "Aloha, my name is Mr Hand".

I first saw it several years ago and liked it more than the remake. There is a excellent documentry called Hollywood http://www.imdb.com./title/tt0080230 which goes into extensively on how the chariot race was shot.

That film sounds very interesting, I will definitely see it. Thanks! Last Seen: Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ (1925) 9/10

You're welcome. It's the best documentry I have ever seen on movie making.

I love silents, and Ben-Hur is great all around. Not just the story, but the whole backstory of the production, and the overruns, and the recasting, and the attempted sabotage of the Italian shoots, and... (not to mention Ramon Novarro... %^D) The production saga easily could be a movie. Someone mentioned the Hollywood documentary (which is great, if pricey at this point -...

That book is now on my library queue. Last Seen: Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ (1925) 9/10

chariot race Last Seen: Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ (1925) 9/10