Experience the visual splendor, thundering action and towering drama of this record-setting winner of 11 Academy Awards^® including Best Picture. Charlton Heston brings a muscular physical and moral presence to this Best Actor Oscar^®-winning role of Judah Ben-Hur, a Jewish nobleman in Palestine whose heroic odyssey includes enslavement by the Romans, vengeance against his tormentors during a furious arena chariot race and fateful encounters with Jesus Christ. Best Director Oscar^® winner William Wyler masterfully grips the reins of an enduring and spellbinding spectacular. This event includes special insight from Turner Classic Movies. This film will be presented in a scope aspect ratio. This event includes a 6 minute music introduction and a 10 minute intermission.