Ben-Hur: The Making of an Epic

Jan 1, 1993

0h 58m

★ 7.4

Overview

The story of how the classic epic "Ben-Hur" was made.

Genres

Documentary

Drama

Production Companies

Turner Home Entertainment

Ben-Hur: The Making of an Epic Trailers

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Cast

Narrator

Christopher Plummer

Self - Film Historian

Rudy Behlmer

Self - Author

Gore Vidal

Self - MGM Executive

J.J. Cohn

Self - Director (archive footage)

William Wyler

Self

Catherine Wyler

Self - Editor

Ralph E. Winters

Self

Edward Carfagno Jr.

Self - Special Effects Director

Richard Edlund

Self - Composer

David Raksin

Self - Stunt Man

Joe Canutt

Self - 2nd Unit Director (archive footage)

Yakima Canutt

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Cast

Narrator

Christopher Plummer

Self - Film Historian

Rudy Behlmer

Self - Author

Gore Vidal

Self - MGM Executive

J.J. Cohn

Self - Director (archive footage)

William Wyler

Self

Catherine Wyler

Self - Editor

Ralph E. Winters

Self

Edward Carfagno Jr.

Self - Special Effects Director

Richard Edlund

Self - Composer

David Raksin

Self - Stunt Man

Joe Canutt

Self - 2nd Unit Director (archive footage)

Ben-Hur: The Making of an Epic

Overview

Genres

Production Companies

Ben-Hur: The Making of an Epic Trailers

Cast

Christopher Plummer

Rudy Behlmer

Gore Vidal

J.J. Cohn

William Wyler

Catherine Wyler

Ralph E. Winters

Edward Carfagno Jr.

Richard Edlund

David Raksin

Joe Canutt

Yakima Canutt

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