1959 - Ben-Hur
On Monday night, my short film Clicked , which I wrote, directed and starred in, had its New York City premiere as part of the NewFilmmakers Spring Festival Series . A proud moment, indeed. It was quite a thrill to see it up there on the big screen along with a real audience that wasn't just the cast and crew. And there is nothing quite so satisfying to hear a room full of people laugh at something I wrote on a page four years ago. Yes, it took that long to finish the damn thing. Somehow, it took longer to complete my short film than it did to complete what is perhaps the most well-known epic film of all time, the film to which all other epic films are compared and the first 1959 Best Picture Oscar nominee for us to discuss... Ben-Hur Director : William Wyler Screenplay : Karl Tunberg (based on the novel "Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ" by Lew Wallace) Starring : Charlton Heston, Jack Hawkins, Haya Harareet, Stephen Boyd, Hugh Griffith, Martha Scott, Cathy O...