Well, there may not have been any 'cgi' - but there were lots of matt paintings used as backgrounds, for instance, all of the background showing Rome & the mountains on the wide shot of the Circus Maximus was a painting. So even back then producers were 'faking it' so to speak, which is by no means a bad thing here, as the result is breathtaking!
There were others, one of them also was the TEN COMMANDMENTS, also with Heston in it, another one was GONE WITH THE WIND, story around the civil war era, plus many others which didn’t have any of the technology in them as today’s films do now…everyone had to work hard on building the sets, everyone participated in it with their talents, writers, screenwriters, cameramen, including all those unsung heroes working hard behind the scenes, etc., and of course stunt doubles and the actors/actresses and directors. I prefer all the older classics without all the technology in it…it is all worthwhile in making a film a classic in hopes of surviving over the years, and it’s the reason they are called classics, real people, real sets, real action and of course real actors/actresses giving their best into creating a real enough story, their acting abilities shining through for us. 👍❤️🙏🏼
Will Penny, Planet of the Apes, and The Three/Four Musketeers are all 4 Star films and feature some of Chuck's best acting. Also, both Hamlet and Crossed Swords (yes, Crossed Swords!) showcase the fact that Mr. Heston is the master of the monologue - check 'em out!
I am 78 and seen this movie more than a dozen times, skipping classes and could continue now because of the video downloaders and youtube. Thanks to all of them and also thanks to to the viewers who give additional information like @cjmarshall0221 and others.🙏
The peak of 1950's action cinema. The stunts, the performances, the horses, the set construction and decoration, the music, the editing... this is the best there was back then.
@@DavidGarcia-h5l The chariot race scene in the 1959 film "Ben-Hur" was filmed at the Cinecittà Studios in Rome, Italy. The set for the race was one of the largest ever built at the time, covering 18 acres and taking nearly a year to construct.
Notice something, folks. During this entire scene, do you hear even ONE NOTE of music?? There is music BEFORE this scene and AFTER it, but during it only silence. The director realized that the drama of this scene was so great that it didn't need any music, and he was 100% right.
@@TheMrFinalizer YOU'RE WRONG. The composer wisely used great opening music for this scene to set up the grandeur of the race, then only let the sound of the horses and the crowd take center stage. Using music at this stage would have only DISTRACTED from of the excitement of the scene, in my opinion the greatest single action scene in movie history.
This is, without question, one of the best extended action sequences in any film. Done entirely with real horses, chariots, and stuntmen. Shot, timed, framed, and scored in a masterful way to tell a compelling story of two friends-turned-rivals and their race for what they believe in, in one of the most dangerous public sporting event of their era.
I am 92. I have watched this fantastic film many times. Direction, action settings, etc etc are superb. Even after so many years and with all the modern computer graphics etc none of the present pictures do come any where near BEN HUR.
Youre older than me so theres great probability you have seen the 1966 Ten Commandments starring Hamilton as Moses. I saw it in 1968. I was 9 years old as i was born in 1959. If i had seen it so you had seen it too ,!.
At 65, my family watched both Ben Hur And the Ten Commandments when it aired every year, Ben Hur loved the whole picture, With Moses just the first part when he ended up at that well. LOL
This race of Chariots reminded me the time when I went to the cinema to watch this beautiful movie Bin- Hurr, with my father some 56 years before... Enjoyed the film... After this watched many many times but still want it... Best film ever made... thanks for sharing...❤❤❤
What a scene! Some of the greatest stunt work ever put on camera, the editing and Miklos Rozsa's beautifully stirring music... Without a doubt one of my favourite scenes of Golden Age Hollywood cinema!
Back in 1997 when i was in class 6 our class teacher told us to watch Benhur movie just to see this chariot race. I can now say finally that I have been able to see that race. It took me almost 27 years to finally see what our class teacher Aparajita madam told us to see. What a master piece! Thank you madam for recommending this in our childhood and thank you TH-cam for allowing us to see it.
You need to watch the original Ben Hur from 1925, black and white, from the Silent Movies era. That's where the original idea came from. The 1959 although a superb movie is a remake from the 1925 one.
I was a teenager when I saw this movie in thechnicolor from wall to wall on the first row and felt the horses were running over me. I fell in love with the Romans and it never stopped. I am 82 now and I am just visiting the amazing city of Pompei and tomorrow I go to Rome. Greeting from an very old active lady from the Netherlands to all lovers of this great movie, but you should only see it from wall to wall on front row. Wow
I am close to 70 years old now and watching this epic movie brings me back to my childhood memories of my lifetime experiences when going to the movie theater was a big deal along with having a television set. 😅❤😊
So you're older than me thus you probably had seen the 1966 Ten Commandments starring Hamilton as Moses. I saw it 1968 I was 9 years old as i was born in 1959. Now am 65 years old
I think it was in 1959 when I sat in the movie theater and saw BEN HUR! The chariot race was the HIGHLIGHT of the film, and the movie audience (including myself) was loudly rooting and cheering for Charleton Heston to win that race! The screen at the movie house was huge and was wrapped around the stage somehow, and the sound filled the entire auditorium! What a thrill it all was!!!
Five decades I've been watching this film, and this race still gives me goosebumps. Horses are truly beautiful creatures. Fantastic cinematography. My favorite scene of any movie.
According to IMDB: "The chariot scene alone cost about four million dollars, or about a fourth of the entire budget, and took 10 weeks to shoot." Every penny shows up on screen. The entire sequence was shot MOS - no sound. All the sound effects were added afterward. No music was used after the race starts. The part where Joe Cannutt, son of stunt coordinator Yakima Cannutt flies out of the chariot was not scripted. It occurred because Joe had neglected to fasten his safety harness while filming the race. Although Joe wasn't hurt it earned him a stern rebuke from his father. When seeing the day's rushes, director William Wyler said "We've GOT to keep that in." If you compare that scene to the one after where Charlton Heston is scrambling to regain control, you'll notice that the two don't quite mesh. That's because it would have been impossible to safely recreate the second scene to look like the first. Contrary to popular belief, no one was killed during the filming of the chariot race. The worst injuries recorded were sunburns. It is also untrue that many horses were killed during the filming. The horses were highly prized trained animals, brought from various countries, whose owners would not have tolerated such actions.
The giant set of the race arena was built in the backlot of Cinecitta Rome, but it was only the lower part. The upper part with several stands and the mountain scenery was only a matte painting. But: No CGI!
@@mitchellminer9597 Agreed. One can just see William Wyler going over the rushes while listening to the sounds of hoofbeats recorded by the crew, working carefully to make certain that everything matched up perfectly.
@cjmarshall0221 Today, I learned that "MOS" means it was filmed "without sound," and it supposedly comes from a German director saying "mit-out sound." Supposedly.
My hats is off to the stuntmen and riders for making the race possible as well as the actors. I just wish that I could have seen the movie on the big screen as it was meant to be shown. Have a great day!
I saw it at the Victory theater, Dayton, Ohio in 1959 or 1960 with my parents. We had no color TV and I was shocked and thrilled at the color spectacle at age 7 years.
NOTHING absolutely NOTHING made today with AI,CGI,GREENSCREEN and whatever,can be compared with this Masterpiece! This movie art! The art making a good movie!
The Best of the best movies ever. I watched Ben-hur 40 years ago with our black and white screen TV. Who made this amazing movie They need a medal of honor. ✨🤘🏻 Love from Afghanistan 🇦🇫✨🤟🏻
What I love about this scene is that there is no music, but every sound has a rhythm and is in harmony. The cheers of the audience, the galloping of the horses on the sand, the spinning wheel that cuts the chariots, the whip cracks, and even the yells from the charioteers themselves add a music to it. Perfection.
This old movie was recommended to me, but I was overwhelmed by its incredible impact.I'm tired of movies that use today's computer technology to create an impact.I want to see a real movie like this‼️
Probably the best movie scene in history, the greatest movie scene ever. Filmed with a 65 mm camera. No technology, only horses, chariots and actors filmed for real. Filmed for the big screen. It must have been a great experience to be seen on a movie screen. A legendary epic movie with an excellent story. Ben-Hur is one of the of ten all-time greatest motion pictures.
In 1959 they simply didn't have the filming tech we have now. Oh, they would've loved to shoot this film for cheaper and save time and not put the crew in danger but the tech and the production simply didn't allow it. Over all, very impressive for a movie filmed in 1959, but let's not kid ourselves, this movie was shot practically not because the makers had disdain for visual effects, it's just that they simply didn't possess the tech.
Unforgettable!!The thrill and excitement on the big screen,a schoolboy's adrenaline rush,the sound and chivalry of the winner towards a dying opponent.
I was 9 y.o. when my parents took my brother & me to a “reserved showing” @ a theater in down-town Chicago. The 70-mm Cinemascope format made my bro vomit (on another family in front of us!) early in the film.Of course we had to leave,though I begged my mom to wait in the lobby for another 3 hrs. It took me 21 yrs to finally view this masterpiece, but I never forgave my dopey younger brother‼️😂‼️
There is nothing like the days when if you wanted 20,000 extras filling the stands, you had to actually hire 20,000 people to literally fill the stands. And everyone had to do it right. I can't remember if a stunt double was killed or not on this movie. My dad was friends with Yakima Canutt, who did stunt work in the chariot race. His son Joe may have also worked in this scene. William Wyler was one of the last Golden Age Directors to direct many thousands of extras in epic movie scenes. I wonder if he apprenticed with Cecil B. de Mille?
I wish I could've been an extra in the stands watching this sequence unfold! Wow! Still amazing every time! 🤩 I just noticed another touch: unlike Masala, Juda doesn't use a whip to urge his horses. All the horses were magnificent though! Watching them just run makes the heart pound!
One of the most epic scenes in movie history. I know compared to some of the other grandeur this seems small, but I always liked how perfectly in line they kept all the horses as they go around the turns when parading before the race begins. Must have been a ton of work.
This was a favorite pastime for Romans back in the day. It was also a very dangerous sport. Numerous chariotiers were killed during races. This movie is historically accurate in this sense.
Saw 'Ben-Hur' in Bangalore as a child on full screen with two intervals! Unforgettable experience! Even the Ship rowing and battle scene are remarkable. The concluding scenes with the visit to the valley of Lepers and Judah helping Christ carrying the cross are very touching and memorable. One of William Wyler's classic and Sergio Leone is an assistant in a sub-unit, so one can imagine where Sergio Leone learnt his craft!
I saw it as a child as well. Weren't those intermissions a hoot back then. And the grand theaters where the actual screen was completely behind those stately drapes that slowly drew open as the "Come back to your seats" soundtrack began playing. And the marketing with the souvenir full color brochure with stills from the film to purchase and take home and possibly to school for show and tell. What a time to be alive as a child.
Years ago, I got to tour the Panavision Cameras Office. There, I was treated to this Chariot sequence projected in 70mm Ultra Panavision in their theater. It simply does not get any better than that.
Saw this movie at the Metro cinrma hall at Dhobi Talao, then Bombay in 1960. There were beautiful colour booklets of the momentous scenes from the film. An all time GREAT movie.
I have watched this a few times before but each time it feels the same - breath taking. To think it was filmed before the digital age, is unbelievable. No words of praise would be enough to do justice to this super, super scene. One of the all time greats, if not the greatest ever. Thanks for loading this on u tube.
Contrary to the current popular belief, the image quality of 70mm film cameras, like those used for this movie, is still quite superior to the best digital quality.
SIMPLY THE BEST FILM OF ALL TIMES, AND MY FAVORITE ONE!!! I HAVE SEEN THIS FILM SO MANY TIMES, SINCE I WAS SIX YEARS OLD, THAT I CAN ANTICIPATE MOST DIALOGS OF IT. TODAY I'M ALMOST SEVENTY.
দুর্দান্ত। শতাব্দী পার করেও অনবদ্য সৃজন, তাজা টাটকা এখনও। সমান উত্তেজনা সৃষ্টি হয়। সম্ভবতঃ চারল্টন হেস্টন অভিনয় করেন। মুগ্ধ হয়ে দেখলাম। ফোটোগ্রাফির জবাব নেই।
The real orignal photography through non digital cameras, when there was no concept of computers and digital editing. A masterpiece in the history of cinema which shall be remembered ever in future. ❤
Am I the only one who thinks Charlton Heston looks like Arnold?Truly excellent shooting techniques for its time. Flawless.This is real cinema. CGI is killing cinema and art. This film is a masterpiece of labor, dedication, effort and love of art. There is a spirit and belief!: This is respect for art and the audience.
I have watched this scene countless times. You feel as if you're witnessing live sitting there in Arena .such is the feeling. Master piece epic movie will watch again and again. Hat's off to the maker's the movie..
Una films real grandes actores una tremenda producción.El pobre mesalas no llegó jamás donde soño y Ben -hur llegó a presencia del cesar en el palacio tuvo todo lo que soño mesala lo tuvo a su amigo a quien traicionó por nada y morir de la peor forma de se lo merecía destruyó una familia que lo amaba pero la ambición lleva a la destrucción.
Yakima Canutt was the stunt coordinator for this scene. He was also the coordinator for the chase sequence in Stagecoach (1939), among many other classics, but just Ben-Hur and Stagecoach alone are more than enough to recognize his contributions to film history. The movies he worked on are better for it.
That part where Judah ran over the wreckage of another chariot, and he almost got dumped out? THAT WASN'T IN THE SCRIPT!! That was a stunt man doubling for Charlton Heston. He was supposed to have put his feet in some restraints in the floor of the chariot, but he forgot, and that's why he almost got dumped out. When Director William Wyler saw it, he exclaimed "No, that looks great! Leave it in!'
My mom took me when I was 3 years old. I sat silent during the whole scene in fascination. I still remember it. Afterwards she told me what a good kid I was 😂
Excellent. I have been waiting for an HD full-length version of this for years. One of the greatest action sequences in Hollywood history. Absolutely expertly directed spectacle. Bravo.
Tengo 38 y no puedo creer como pude haber subestimado este pelicula. Ahora entiendo porque Spielberg la nombraba tanto ❤❤❤. Tambien quede impactado la cantidad de homenajes que hace George lucas en star wars la amenaza fantasma, como la escenografia los vestuarios y la carrera de pods que es igual a la carrera de caballos ❤❤❤. Una de las peliculas mas hermosas que vi en mi vida.
I’ve really watched this scene hundreds of times (since I was a child). Each one is like the first one, absolutely. I remember I used to demand my siblings be silent 🙉🤫😡 so that I could concentrate and be able to experience the scene 🎞️
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This is still one of THE greatest sequences in film history. The editing, the stunts, the cinematography, and no CGI ANYWHERE!
What was the final bodycount?
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Well, there may not have been any 'cgi' - but there were lots of matt paintings used as backgrounds, for instance, all of the background showing Rome & the mountains on the wide shot of the Circus Maximus was a painting. So even back then producers were 'faking it' so to speak, which is by no means a bad thing here, as the result is breathtaking!
I can't imagine shooting these scenes without CGI and computers. This is a masterpiece of Hollywood production.
That's absolutely true.
yea its pretty good
There were others, one of them also was the TEN COMMANDMENTS, also with Heston in it, another one was GONE WITH THE WIND, story around the civil war era, plus many others which didn’t have any of the technology in them as today’s films do now…everyone had to work hard on building the sets, everyone participated in it with their talents, writers, screenwriters, cameramen, including all those unsung heroes working hard behind the scenes, etc., and of course stunt doubles and the actors/actresses and directors. I prefer all the older classics without all the technology in it…it is all worthwhile in making a film a classic in hopes of surviving over the years, and it’s the reason they are called classics, real people, real sets, real action and of course real actors/actresses giving their best into creating a real enough story, their acting abilities shining through for us. 👍❤️🙏🏼
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@@sukumarchakraborty3039
Hello @sakritone,
This film won 11 Oscars, in all categories it was entered into.....One of the best film in movies history,,,
I am 60 years old and I have watched this movie many, many times. Ben-Hur and the Ten Commandments are the two best movies Charlton Heston ever did.
SOYLENT GREEN!
Will Penny, Planet of the Apes, and The Three/Four Musketeers are all 4 Star films and feature some of Chuck's best acting. Also, both Hamlet and Crossed Swords (yes, Crossed Swords!) showcase the fact that Mr. Heston is the master of the monologue - check 'em out!
What about ELCID?
I'm 73 and it's the same for me. Ave, Robert, mihi nomen est Mirco.
I am 78 and seen this movie more than a dozen times, skipping classes and could continue now because of the video downloaders and youtube. Thanks to all of them and also thanks to to the viewers who give additional information like @cjmarshall0221
and others.🙏
Truly a masterpiece. We'll never see filmmaking and cinematography like this again. This far outshines anything made today.
The peak of 1950's action cinema. The stunts, the performances, the horses, the set construction and decoration, the music, the editing... this is the best there was back then.
Today's movies depend so much on CGG (computer generated graphics), that a scene like this would look totally fake.
Does anyone know where this race scene was shot!!..took place what city!??
Yeah..I won I bet the white 🐴..
@@DavidGarcia-h5l A quick Google search will tell you this scene was shot at Cinecittà Studios, in Rome, Italy.
@@DavidGarcia-h5l The chariot race scene in the 1959 film "Ben-Hur" was filmed at the Cinecittà Studios in Rome, Italy. The set for the race was one of the largest ever built at the time, covering 18 acres and taking nearly a year to construct.
Notice something, folks. During this entire scene, do you hear even ONE NOTE of music?? There is music BEFORE this scene and AFTER it, but during it only silence. The director realized that the drama of this scene was so great that it didn't need any music, and he was 100% right.
Reminds me of most if not all of the sword fights in the Alaon Delone 1975 Zorro movie.
Yes sir you are hundred percent correct
Iam from India
Well it wasn't silent but yeah no music but one guy did have headphones on but got run over.
Finally, in a world where we have to sit through the same pop songs for almost every short, someone recognized this!
@@TheMrFinalizer
YOU'RE WRONG. The composer wisely used great opening music for this scene to set up the grandeur of the race, then only let the sound of the horses and the crowd take center stage. Using music at this stage would have only DISTRACTED from of the excitement of the scene, in my opinion the greatest single action scene in movie history.
This is, without question, one of the best extended action sequences in any film. Done entirely with real horses, chariots, and stuntmen. Shot, timed, framed, and scored in a masterful way to tell a compelling story of two friends-turned-rivals and their race for what they believe in, in one of the most dangerous public sporting event of their era.
Rivaled only by the trench run at the end of star wars 1977
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Scored? There's no score throughout the race. Lol 😂
Having watched all three Ben Hurs they go down in quality as time goes on, this one will never be topped
I am 92. I have watched this fantastic film many times. Direction, action settings, etc etc are superb. Even after so many years and with all the modern computer graphics etc none of the present pictures do come any where near BEN HUR.
Youre older than me so theres great probability you have seen the 1966 Ten Commandments starring Hamilton as Moses. I saw it in 1968. I was 9 years old as i was born in 1959.
If i had seen it so you had seen it too ,!.
Oh yes. I have watched that wonderful film. Thank you ,Sir, for reminding me.
At 65, my family watched both Ben Hur And the Ten Commandments when it aired every year, Ben Hur loved the whole picture, With Moses just the first part when he ended up at that well. LOL
@@SamuelManalili-q1o: Sir, it was Carlton Heston in " Ten Commandments & Ben Hur."
@@andrewfernandes4288.😅
This race of Chariots reminded me the time when I went to the cinema to watch this beautiful movie Bin- Hurr, with my father some 56 years before... Enjoyed the film... After this watched many many times but still want it... Best film ever made... thanks for sharing...❤❤❤
What a scene! Some of the greatest stunt work ever put on camera, the editing and Miklos Rozsa's beautifully stirring music... Without a doubt one of my favourite scenes of Golden Age Hollywood cinema!
Il est vrai que la musique du grand Miklos Rozsa souligne encore plus les qualités exceptionnelles de ce film culte.
Back in 1997 when i was in class 6 our class teacher told us to watch Benhur movie just to see this chariot race. I can now say finally that I have been able to see that race. It took me almost 27 years to finally see what our class teacher Aparajita madam told us to see. What a master piece! Thank you madam for recommending this in our childhood and thank you TH-cam for allowing us to see it.
You need to watch the original Ben Hur from 1925, black and white, from the Silent Movies era. That's where the original idea came from. The 1959 although a superb movie is a remake from the 1925 one.
@@autoselectricos-americalat9276 thank you. May be it will take another 17years for me to watch it.
Фараон Египта Рамзес ,Разбился на этих играх.Израель отделился от Палестины
Случилось много событийяктомучто
I was a teenager when I saw this movie in thechnicolor from wall to wall on the first row and felt the horses were running over me. I fell in love with the Romans and it never stopped. I am 82 now and I am just visiting the amazing city of Pompei and tomorrow I go to Rome. Greeting from an very old active lady from the Netherlands to all lovers of this great movie, but you should only see it from wall to wall on front row. Wow
The set: glorious, the actors: superb, the horses: magnificent. A perfect scene.
I am close to 70 years old now and watching this epic movie brings me back to my childhood memories of my lifetime experiences when going to the movie theater was a big deal along with having a television set. 😅❤😊
69 and I agree.
Especially the Saturday matinees, yes? lol
I am 80. One of the best film ever produced. I like the picture very much
So you're older than me thus you probably had seen the 1966 Ten Commandments starring Hamilton as Moses. I saw it 1968 I was 9 years old as i was born in 1959.
Now am 65 years old
@@SamuelManalili-q1o Not ”Hamilton”. Charlton Heston played both Moses and Ben-Hur. And, he did it very Well.
I think it was in 1959 when I sat in the movie theater and saw BEN HUR! The chariot race was the HIGHLIGHT of the film, and the movie audience (including myself) was loudly rooting and cheering for Charleton Heston to win that race! The screen at the movie house was huge and was wrapped around the stage somehow, and the sound filled the entire auditorium! What a thrill it all was!!!
Five decades I've been watching this film, and this race still gives me goosebumps. Horses are truly beautiful creatures. Fantastic cinematography. My favorite scene of any movie.
상대방 을 죽이려고 함정을판것에 자신이빠저죽어요
Ben Hur is in my top 5 favorite movies and the build up to the chariot race never disappoints!
Ben-Hur is in your top five. What are the other four?
@theunknowncommenter725
1 Jaws
2 To Catch A Thief
3 Deliverance
4 The Spy Who Came In From The Cold
Yours?
According to IMDB: "The chariot scene alone cost about four million dollars, or about a fourth of the entire budget, and took 10 weeks to shoot." Every penny shows up on screen.
The entire sequence was shot MOS - no sound. All the sound effects were added afterward. No music was used after the race starts.
The part where Joe Cannutt, son of stunt coordinator Yakima Cannutt flies out of the chariot was not scripted. It occurred because Joe had neglected to fasten his safety harness while filming the race. Although Joe wasn't hurt it earned him a stern rebuke from his father. When seeing the day's rushes, director William Wyler said "We've GOT to keep that in." If you compare that scene to the one after where Charlton Heston is scrambling to regain control, you'll notice that the two don't quite mesh. That's because it would have been impossible to safely recreate the second scene to look like the first.
Contrary to popular belief, no one was killed during the filming of the chariot race. The worst injuries recorded were sunburns. It is also untrue that many horses were killed during the filming. The horses were highly prized trained animals, brought from various countries, whose owners would not have tolerated such actions.
The giant set of the race arena was built in the backlot of Cinecitta Rome, but it was only the lower part. The upper part with several stands and the mountain scenery was only a matte painting. But: No CGI!
The sound of hoofbeats was nicely overdone. It makes a driving rhythm that replaces music.
@@mitchellminer9597 Agreed. One can just see William Wyler going over the rushes while listening to the sounds of hoofbeats recorded by the crew, working carefully to make certain that everything matched up perfectly.
@cjmarshall0221 Today, I learned that "MOS" means it was filmed "without sound," and it supposedly comes from a German director saying "mit-out sound." Supposedly.
Thanks for the additional information 🙏
My hats is off to the stuntmen and riders for making the race possible as well as the actors.
I just wish that I could have seen the movie on the big screen as it was meant to be shown.
Have a great day!
This scene is just as thrilling now as it was back in 1959.
I saw it at the Victory theater, Dayton, Ohio in 1959 or 1960 with my parents. We had no color TV and I was shocked and thrilled at the color spectacle at age 7 years.
🎉❤ wonderful picture
1959 was wild bro
NOTHING absolutely NOTHING made today with AI,CGI,GREENSCREEN and whatever,can be compared with this Masterpiece! This movie art! The art making a good movie!
Play Magika while watching the race as it makes it even more thrilling!🐎🐎🐎🐎
Fantastic scene! No CGI. Nothing but solid film making. I love this movie.
Probably the best action sequence ever written and filmed
No.... watch "Those about to die"....a historically correct Roman horse race.
@@carltheis if I watch Bad Boys or any action film do I have also to watch police in pursuit of criminals in tv channels for respect of accuracy?
Agreed. The two best scenes by Heston in my opinion is this and the ending of Planet of the Apes. (1968)
@@carltheisthat show is absolute trash
Remember Madala had his whole fortune riding on this race . It made him reckless …the Arab sheik painted him in a corner.
The Best of the best movies ever. I watched Ben-hur 40 years ago with our black and white screen TV.
Who made this amazing movie They need a medal of honor. ✨🤘🏻 Love from Afghanistan 🇦🇫✨🤟🏻
I doubt we will ever see movies filmed like this ever again. Truly spectacular on all levels. Charlton at his finest.
They just don't make them like this anymore.
Those horses are so pretty.
We saw this at a drive-in theatre. I was about 8. STILL one of the best movie scenes ever.
I've watched this scene dozens of times and it is the best of Hollywood. Heston is perfect.
This is without a doubt the best 15 minutes of all time. A feat such as this will never be duplicated ever again.
What I love about this scene is that there is no music, but every sound has a rhythm and is in harmony. The cheers of the audience, the galloping of the horses on the sand, the spinning wheel that cuts the chariots, the whip cracks, and even the yells from the charioteers themselves add a music to it. Perfection.
Agreed, the sound dimension of movies in modern times is very sadly and over looked factor in today's times
This old movie was recommended to me, but I was overwhelmed by its incredible impact.I'm tired of movies that use today's computer technology to create an impact.I want to see a real movie like this‼️
Cela fait plaisir de lire un tel commentaire. Disons que ce n'est pas un 'vieux' film (1959) mais ce sont les grandes années du cinéma.
My favorite movie of all time! No CGI all real action!
I agree, but there's no need to bash cgi. There's no reason for it.
Probably the best movie scene in history, the greatest movie scene ever. Filmed with a 65 mm camera. No technology, only horses, chariots and actors filmed for real. Filmed for the big screen. It must have been a great experience to be seen on a movie screen. A legendary epic movie with an excellent story. Ben-Hur is one of the of ten all-time greatest motion pictures.
Still holds up today, 65 years later. Amazing!
This endures because it is cinematic wonder.
Insurpassable à tout point de vue.
what still amazes me is that all of these were done with practical effects.
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In 1959 they simply didn't have the filming tech we have now. Oh, they would've loved to shoot this film for cheaper and save time and not put the crew in danger but the tech and the production simply didn't allow it. Over all, very impressive for a movie filmed in 1959, but let's not kid ourselves, this movie was shot practically not because the makers had disdain for visual effects, it's just that they simply didn't possess the tech.
@@श्रीजनरिजालTechnology decreases virtue.
Unforgettable!!The thrill and excitement on the big screen,a schoolboy's adrenaline rush,the sound and chivalry of the winner towards a dying opponent.
I was 9 y.o. when my parents took my brother & me to a “reserved showing” @ a theater in down-town Chicago. The 70-mm Cinemascope format made my bro vomit (on another family in front of us!) early in the film.Of course we had to leave,though I begged my mom to wait in the lobby for another 3 hrs. It took me 21 yrs to finally view this masterpiece, but I never forgave my dopey younger brother‼️😂‼️
Imagine being at the cinema and seeing this scene for the very first time wow!
It certainly was!
yes, it was gigantically exciting to see, nothing at that time had ever come close to this.
This scene is better than Gladiator's highlight scene.
One of the all-time great film scenes
There is nothing like the days when if you wanted 20,000 extras filling the stands, you had to actually hire 20,000 people to literally fill the stands. And everyone had to do it right. I can't remember if a stunt double was killed or not on this movie. My dad was friends with Yakima Canutt, who did stunt work in the chariot race. His son Joe may have also worked in this scene. William Wyler was one of the last Golden Age Directors to direct many thousands of extras in epic movie scenes. I wonder if he apprenticed with Cecil B. de Mille?
Also fighting skeletons, Jason and the Argonauts.
This movie is unique, there will never be another like it.
No computer, no green set. Actors, horses, stadium and all real.
Agreed. This is how real movies were made instead of all this cgi crap.
Even in 1959, MGM followed their motto: Do it big, do it right, and give it class.
are u sure🙃
The crowd in the cheap seats looks like a matte painting.
And all the better for it!
I wish I could've been an extra in the stands watching this sequence unfold! Wow! Still amazing every time! 🤩
I just noticed another touch: unlike Masala, Juda doesn't use a whip to urge his horses. All the horses were magnificent though! Watching them just run makes the heart pound!
one of the best movies there is.. real scenes without CGI..
Why do we need the best cgi? There's no reason for that.
A true legendary scene.. They should re- release this in movie theatres.
This magical performance should never have been remade in a sequel. Still one of the greatest movies of all time! Not to mention the score.
They are making so many sequels because Hollywood is running out of ideas.
Ben Hur was not only big movie of Hollywood but it was a wonder of film world & this honourable record is exist up till now.
11 Oscars !! Le seul a avoir égalisé est 'Titanic'.
And The Lord Of The Rings The Return Of The King
@@rhyancoleman6462 Exact pour cette précision.
The setting, musical score and direction , OMG !!! Phenomenal...
One of the top ten greatest films ever made!
Je dirais même des cinq plus grands avec Cléopatre, Spartacus, Titanic.....
One of the most epic scenes in movie history. I know compared to some of the other grandeur this seems small, but I always liked how perfectly in line they kept all the horses as they go around the turns when parading before the race begins. Must have been a ton of work.
This scene never ceases to amaze me. It’s so well done.
No computer tricks or camera.. original stunning movie in late 70's
Dude, this was in 50s
This was a favorite of my father. I remembered him when I saw this. Thank you for uploading this.
This was a favorite pastime for Romans back in the day. It was also a very dangerous sport. Numerous chariotiers were killed during races. This movie is historically accurate in this sense.
They built a whole arena for this epic scene.... its mad, yet 180million the Acoloyte Disney!
Saw 'Ben-Hur' in Bangalore as a child on full screen with two intervals! Unforgettable experience! Even the Ship rowing and battle scene are remarkable. The concluding scenes with the visit to the valley of Lepers and Judah helping Christ carrying the cross are very touching and memorable. One of William Wyler's classic and Sergio Leone is an assistant in a sub-unit, so one can imagine where Sergio Leone learnt his craft!
I saw it as a child as well. Weren't those intermissions a hoot back then. And the grand theaters where the actual screen was completely behind those stately drapes that slowly drew open as the "Come back to your seats" soundtrack began playing. And the marketing with the souvenir full color brochure with stills from the film to purchase and take home and possibly to school for show and tell. What a time to be alive as a child.
Years ago, I got to tour the Panavision Cameras Office. There, I was treated to this Chariot sequence projected in 70mm Ultra Panavision in their theater. It simply does not get any better than that.
Saw this movie at the Metro cinrma hall at Dhobi Talao, then Bombay in 1960. There were beautiful colour booklets of the momentous scenes from the film. An all time GREAT movie.
I have watched this a few times before but each time it feels the same - breath taking. To think it was filmed before the digital age, is unbelievable. No words of praise would be enough to do justice to this super, super scene. One of the all time greats, if not the greatest ever. Thanks for loading this on u tube.
Contrary to the current popular belief, the image quality of 70mm film cameras, like those used for this movie, is still quite superior to the best digital quality.
Thanks but news to me .
I am not a techie.
Шедевр на века!!! Спасибо, ЮТУБ . 👍❤️❤️❤️
One of the Most Evergreen Films, ever produced….! Classic….!!
I repeatedly watched this film in the sixties just to watch the spectacular chariot race, Stephen boyds acting, superb
One of the great action scenes ever filmed.
SIMPLY THE BEST FILM OF ALL TIMES, AND MY FAVORITE ONE!!!
I HAVE SEEN THIS FILM SO MANY TIMES, SINCE I WAS SIX YEARS OLD, THAT I CAN ANTICIPATE MOST DIALOGS OF IT.
TODAY I'M ALMOST SEVENTY.
This movie deserves a 4K release.
দুর্দান্ত। শতাব্দী পার করেও অনবদ্য সৃজন, তাজা টাটকা এখনও। সমান উত্তেজনা সৃষ্টি হয়। সম্ভবতঃ চারল্টন হেস্টন অভিনয় করেন। মুগ্ধ হয়ে দেখলাম। ফোটোগ্রাফির জবাব নেই।
The greatest scene from the greatest movie of all time
The best production ever made. I truly love this movie. Simply, Amazing!
I am sixty years old and I have seen this cinema about fifty times in the Hall.
One of the best films ever made!
A masterclass in late 1950's film making.
The real orignal photography through non digital cameras, when there was no concept of computers and digital editing. A masterpiece in the history of cinema which shall be remembered ever in future. ❤
Better than any modern film!
Well there is no meaning of Magnificent and Significant in present flims
Auf jeden Fall!!!!
Am I the only one who thinks Charlton Heston looks like Arnold?Truly excellent shooting techniques for its time. Flawless.This is real cinema. CGI is killing cinema and art. This film is a masterpiece of labor, dedication, effort and love of art. There is a spirit and belief!: This is respect for art and the audience.
3:00 Getting those chariots lined up for a turn is actually quite impressive.
Horses Differential! 😊
36 HORESES WITH ALL 9 CHARIOTS
@@dgdave2673 a differential with a lot of horse power
I have watched this scene countless times. You feel as if you're witnessing live sitting there in Arena .such is the feeling. Master piece epic movie will watch again and again. Hat's off to the maker's the movie..
Never, ever seen such a film like Ben Hur.
Una films real grandes actores una tremenda producción.El pobre mesalas no llegó jamás donde soño y Ben -hur llegó a presencia del cesar en el palacio tuvo todo lo que soño mesala lo tuvo a su amigo a quien traicionó por nada y morir de la peor forma de se lo merecía destruyó una familia que lo amaba pero la ambición lleva a la destrucción.
Yakima Canutt was the stunt coordinator for this scene. He was also the coordinator for the chase sequence in Stagecoach (1939), among many other classics, but just Ben-Hur and Stagecoach alone are more than enough to recognize his contributions to film history. The movies he worked on are better for it.
Это кинофуфло как всего лишь один момент из многовековой жизни представляется как нечто особенное. Многократно джиды сидели в попе и не вякали.
That part where Judah ran over the wreckage of another chariot, and he almost got dumped out? THAT WASN'T IN THE SCRIPT!! That was a stunt man doubling for Charlton Heston. He was supposed to have put his feet in some restraints in the floor of the chariot, but he forgot, and that's why he almost got dumped out. When Director William Wyler saw it, he exclaimed "No, that looks great! Leave it in!'
@@mjw1955 That was Yakima Canutt's son Joe. He was an honest to God trooper.
This motion picture was made during the golden age of Hollywood. The producers, directors, and actors were unmatched in their craft.
I was ten years old when I saw this great movie. Only USA could make such thrilling movie.
They don't make 'em like they used to.
This scene is a masterpiece. And done without any AI help...
I remember my Grandma Marion taking me to see this move in 1959 at a theater in downtown L.A. I was 6 years old. It was 25 cents.
Those were the days.
My mom took me when I was 3 years old. I sat silent during the whole scene in fascination. I still remember it. Afterwards she told me what a good kid I was 😂
And going to the movies back then up till the 80’s/90’s was a event
This entire movie is amazing, but this part is masterpiece! I mean the camera angles alone are amazing! I was like, “How did they do this?”
The Ten Command ers and Ben Hur best movies ever xxxxx❤❤❤
Супер качество! Мы смотрели его еще на видео кассетах, весьма и весьма потертых.
Excellent. I have been waiting for an HD full-length version of this for years. One of the greatest action sequences in Hollywood history. Absolutely expertly directed spectacle. Bravo.
Astonished
Even after 60 years
Great Film
Magnificent movie! Great actors, script, photography, music. Brilliant achievement in cinema!!!!
Greatest scene ever filmed.
Because this was live action, this is the most incredible action scene in move history. Nothing compares.
Absolutely nothing compares to this movie and these actors
Tengo 38 y no puedo creer como pude haber subestimado este pelicula. Ahora entiendo porque Spielberg la nombraba tanto ❤❤❤. Tambien quede impactado la cantidad de homenajes que hace George lucas en star wars la amenaza fantasma, como la escenografia los vestuarios y la carrera de pods que es igual a la carrera de caballos ❤❤❤. Una de las peliculas mas hermosas que vi en mi vida.
Ben hur and ten commandments will never die for another 1ooo yrs❤
I’ve really watched this scene hundreds of times (since I was a child). Each one is like the first one, absolutely. I remember I used to demand my siblings be silent 🙉🤫😡 so that I could concentrate and be able to experience the scene 🎞️
Best made scene in Hollywood history.
No Gimmicks only pure raw direction cinematography and action
Better than modern day CGI
PURE TALENT
The first lines spoken were some of my favorites of the whole film. “This is the day”
Unbelievable. ... Rightly hold No. 1 rank.....Its really a master piece .
Perfect ....10 out of 10 .
Great Film by Great Actors of a by gone Era🙌🙌🇱🇰
The baddass best Scene in the history of filming, this scene is inmortal
No words.... Unbelievable. Fantabulous.