Be they Old Testament or New, studios passion for Passion Plays has left a long legacy.
Yet, one celluloid hallelujah towers above the rest.
But that all changed when the pair executive produced a History Channel miniseries with the inauspicious title ofThe Bible.
But vengeance on the tracks will not bring back his condemned leper mother and sister.
No, that miracle comes from the aforementioned carpenter on His way to the cross.
Judahs story is not one of devotion to Christ, but of ignorance and apathy until the very end.
It is a unique vantage that informs William Wylers sprawling landscapes.
And of course, Wylers Jewish persuasion also gave him a different perspective.
The irony of this jest is actually one of the pictures greatest assets.
He wrote something emotional between these two that is not stated, and which blows a fuse in Messala.
Faith is earned inBen-Hur; not given.
Its as much a miracle now as then.
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