However, he joked about it at the press conference saying, " It's a bit like Ben Hur.

Alma-Tadema's meticulous archaeological research, including research into Roman architecture ( which was so thorough that every building featured in his canvases could have been built using Roman tools and methods ) led to his paintings being used as source material by Hollywood directors in their vision of the ancient world for films such as D. W. Griffith's Intolerance ( 1916 ), Ben Hur ( 1926 ), Cleopatra ( 1934 ), and most notably of all, Cecil B. DeMille's epic remake of The Ten Commandments ( 1956 ).

** Ben Hur ( 1907 film ), a one-reel silent version

** Ben Hur ( 2003 film ), an animated direct-to-video film featuring the voice of Charlton Heston

** Ben Hur ( TV miniseries ), a television miniseries aired in 2010

* Ben Hur, California, an unincorporated community in Mariposa County, California

* Ben Hur, Texas, a town

* Ben Hur, Virginia, an unincorporated community in Lee County, Virginia

* Ben Hur Villanueva, a Filipino sculptor

* Club Sportivo Ben Hur, a chain of sports clubs in Argentina

* Ben Hur ( automobile ), an early car

* Ben Hur trailer, a nickname for the WWII G-518 One Ton Army trailer

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In addition to that, Wyler has the distinction of having won the Academy Award for Best Direction on three occasions, for his direction of Ben Hur, The Best Years of Our Lives, and Mrs. Miniver.

Astaire played the role of Julian Osborne in the 1959 movie On the Beach and was nominated a Golden Globe Best Supporting Actor award for his performance, losing to Stephen Boyd in Ben Hur.

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In 2010, she portrayed Ben Hur's sister Tirzah in the TV movie Ben Hur, which aired in Canada and later on ABC in the United States.

Thalberg was generally opposed to location shooting in foreign countries where he would not be able to oversee production and control costs, as happened with Ben Hur.

Scene from Ben Hur ( 1925 )

One of the first pictures he took charge of, Ben Hur, was inherited and already in production by another studio when MGM was formed.

`` It is not an individual that is in the dock at this historical trial '' -- said Ben Gurion, `` and not the Nazi regime alone -- but anti-Semitism throughout history ''.

* 1987 – American engineer Ben Linder is killed in an ambush by U. S .- funded Contras in northern Nicaragua.

* 1858 – After the original Big Ben, a 14. 5 tonne bell for the Palace of Westminster had cracked during testing, it is recast into the current 13. 76 tonne bell by Whitechapel Bell Foundry.

In his New York Times review of the 2009 Broadway production, Ben Brantley noted that " the expression that hovers over Trevor Nunn's revival ... feels dangerously close to a smirk ... It is a smirk shrouded in shadows.

He is specifically mentioned by Ben Sirah ( a writer of the Hellenistic period who listed the " great sages " of Israel ) and 4 Maccabees ( 1st century CE ), and by the 1st century CE historian Josephus, says that the prophet wrote two books.

News channel coverage is often presented by Haslam, Maryam Moshiri, Ben Thompson, Adam Parsons, Susannah Streeter, Joe Lynam, Sara Coburn and Sally Eden.

All these albums are now rarity items, but most of the material from the era are available in later compilations Ben Bilirim and Sarı Çizmeli Mehmet Ağa. is company

The College is home to the nationally acclaimed " Bodmin College Jazz Orchestra ", founded and run by the previous Director of Music, Adrian Evans, until 2007 and more recently, by the current Director, Ben Vincent.

Ben Nevis (, ) is the highest mountain in the British Isles.

The mountain is a popular destination attracting an estimated 100, 000 ascents a year, " Ben Nevis " 80 /- organic ale is, by contrast, brewed in Bridge of Allan near Stirling.

Ben Nevis in Svalbard is a 922 metre-high mountain south of the head of Raudfjorden, Albert I Land, which was named after the Scottish hill.

Aside from Who Dey, the team also has the Cincinnati Ben – Gals, the team's cheerleading squad, which is known for having Laura Vikmanis, the oldest cheerleader in league history.

The matter is not so: For Rabbi Akiba was a great scholar of the sages of the Mishnah, and he was the assistant-warrior of the king Ben Coziba Simon bar Kokhba ...

In the waters of Deception Pass, just east of the present-day Deception Pass Bridge, is a small island known as Ben Ure Island.

Ben Ure Island has a small cabin available for rent for just ; a rowboat is required to get to the cabin.

He is also well known in Animation as the Mad Scientist Dr. Animo in the Ben 10 series, Chef Mung Daal in the children's cartoon Chowder, and Eddie the Squirrel in CatDog.

Dimona is home to Israel's Black Hebrew community, governed by its founder and spiritual leader, Ben Ammi Ben-Israel.

Indicate location-Establishing shots may use famous landmarks to indicate the city where the action is taking place or has moved to, such as the Empire State building or the Statue of Liberty to identify New York, the London Eye or Big Ben to identify London, the Sydney Opera House to identify Sydney, the Eiffel Tower to identify Paris, or the Las Vegas Strip to identify Las Vegas.

Ross has three failed marriages during the series: Rachel, Emily, and Carol, a lesbian who is also the mother of his son, Ben ( Cole Sprouse ).

It is a centre for hillwalking and climbing due to its proximity to Ben Nevis and many other Munro mountains.

It is close to Ben Nevis, the highest mountain in the British Isles, and Glen Nevis.

Buddy, a traveling salesman, is having an affair with a girl on the road ; Sally is still as much in love with Ben as she was years ago ; and Ben is so self-absorbed that Phyllis feels emotionally abandoned.