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‘Ben-Hur’, Back on the Big Screen This Easter, Is a Better Spectacle Than Ever

Despite winning 11 Oscars and being a box office phenomenon in 1959, is ‘Ben-Hur’ now underrated?

Cathy O'Donnell, Haya Harareet, Martha Scott, Sam Jaffe, and Charlton Heston in 'Ben Hur.'
Cathy O'Donnell, Haya Harareet, Martha Scott, Sam Jaffe, and Charlton Heston in 'Ben Hur.' Allstar/ MGM