Did you notice this is a 1959 movie??? Look the acting, the music, the EDITING!! Looks so modern!! A masterpiece, no doubt!

@thephilosophyofrights8688

3 жыл бұрын

@@PeytonCorn hes talking about the cinematography, the close ups of slaves sweating, some collapsing, the music picking up with the pace. this scene has action eventhough there isn't any.. movies now are for people with short attention spans.

@ryanbrailey-tucker4935

3 жыл бұрын

YEP!! Films today can't compare!

@rafaelgomez1989

2 жыл бұрын

@@PeytonCorn MODERN CINEMATOGRAPHY

@richardiredale3128

2 жыл бұрын

@@ryanbrailey-tucker4935 The only place where modern digital effects would have really helped is the exterior naval battle scene. But the rest of the film: 10/10. And the chariot race was REAL and looked it.

@phil_cassidy

2 жыл бұрын

@@juanmanuelfahey9434 You shouldn't use braindead as an insult when you don't get an obvious joke.

My father introduced me to these classics. He is no more now. May God bless his soul. Ameen Thanks papa.

@Hope-Truth-Light

3 жыл бұрын

R.I.P.

@muniraragina4342

3 жыл бұрын

@@Hope-Truth-Light thanks

@danskyl7279

2 жыл бұрын

Same, my Dad showed me to this. Always loved old movies like this. Other being the Bible beginning and The Tenth commandment.

@muniraragina4342

2 жыл бұрын

@@danskyl7279 nice

@brandonfitzgerald539

Жыл бұрын

Mine too.. row well and live 👍

Better music simply could NOT have been written for this scene. Spectacular.

@iannordin5250

5 жыл бұрын

The fact that it goes with the sound of the drum on camera is fantastic

@josebelindo1641

4 жыл бұрын

dig that groovey beat not for dancing

@josebelindo1641

4 жыл бұрын

1:36

@integral

4 жыл бұрын

You are not lying.

@joblount4787

4 жыл бұрын

Of course it can be

When I'm on the rowing machine in the gym and I want to give up at the 15 minute mark I think of this scene and it gives me the humility to go for another 15 minutes, thanks Judah.

@JOHN----DOE

7 жыл бұрын

Not to mention you don't have to row for the rest of your life.

@josebelindo1641

4 жыл бұрын

rowing on a lake is fun and a good workout

@AlbertM170

4 жыл бұрын

@@josebelindo1641 rowing in the ocean is even better. Nothing like the sting of a whip and incoming death to really put some air in your lungs.

@TheFriend2u

4 жыл бұрын

Veldtian, hahahaha, good motivation then. Actually, we learn more about developing morals watching old movies. Unlike nowadays movies, only crude sex and foul languages and limited vocaburary.

@AlbertM170

4 жыл бұрын

@@TheFriend2u I fully agree!!! 🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾 Older movies like Ben-Hur were pure art, both in a cinematic sense and in a cultural and moral sense.

Charlton Heston and Jack Hawkins showing what genius acting is all about. No words spoken but a thousand words being said. When you play it and watch them its a masterclass

@oldrocker74

4 жыл бұрын

The eyes say it all...

@JWBabaYaga

Жыл бұрын

@@oldrocker74 , and Jack Hawkins’s eyebrows. Roger Moore learned it from him.

@seankelly1366

Жыл бұрын

I don't think that I could agree more....I remember when I was subject to incarceration...it was exactly the same scenario that I was engaged with....without words....bound in chains and condemned to the galleys....period!

@macflod

Жыл бұрын

Movies have become so bad nowadays. Its like cgi taken over and never mind story or showing subtlety in scenes, its all bigger more elaborate cgi!! It sucks

@jonathandsouza5604

Жыл бұрын

Very true. Though this movie was much before the time I was born, I have not found the remake even close to this 1959 classic

The other ships are like "where in the Seventh Voyage of Sinbad are they going???"

@jeffrobertson2551

4 жыл бұрын

Hahaha

@DarqeDestroyer

3 жыл бұрын

@ʀᴀᴢᴏʀʙᴀᴄᴋɢᴇʀᴍᴀɴɪᴀ *Whoosh*

@massimoe.nicolin6067

3 жыл бұрын

@ʀᴀᴢᴏʀʙᴀᴄᴋɢᴇʀᴍᴀɴɪᴀ Yeah he should've written something like "Where in the name of Neptune is that ship going?" to make it more Roman

@kevinklingner3098

3 жыл бұрын

Not at all

@roswellnm9669

3 ай бұрын

Yep...all of a sudden that ship takes off and the other boats be like...Whut?

Your eyes are filled with hate, number 41. That's good. Hate keeps a man alive. It gives him strength.

@valeriefields7902

5 жыл бұрын

Darth Vader has a new name!

@thibius

4 жыл бұрын

Do what must be done Lord Vader! Do no hesitate show no mercy!

@stevenscottoddballz

4 жыл бұрын

How did he get the name 41?

@NoneNone-dw1jo

4 жыл бұрын

Steven Scott numbered by the great consul

@stevenscottoddballz

4 жыл бұрын

@@NoneNone-dw1jo Thank you

how I feel working at Amazon during holiday peak season!

@Rickwmc

9 жыл бұрын

Hah!

@richardevans3253

9 жыл бұрын

Christopher Hagan Yes they are one of the worse employers ..Did 14 months with them .

@JOHN----DOE

6 жыл бұрын

Packing speed! Shipping speed! Returns speed!

@lifeskater9899

6 жыл бұрын

LOL! You had me crying!!!

@gamingjay141

5 жыл бұрын

UPS also 😂

I feel bad for the drummer guy. His arms must’ve gotten really tired 😓

@maropl2515

3 жыл бұрын

He certainly had his alternates, and he was also better treated than ordinary galley workers.

@mrbigbag

3 жыл бұрын

Poor whip guy, you could clearly see, that he had to lean his entire body in to whip those collapsed elderly men. Must be very tiring and he should regularly swap arms to avoid exhaustion.

@user-fm2ft4pe4x

3 жыл бұрын

cowbell

@IanHunter78

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah, they should have given him a break and let him row for awhile.😛

@robertoflores9080

3 жыл бұрын

Lmao

"Your eyes are full of hate, Forty-One. That's good. Hate keeps a man alive. It gives him strength. Now listen to me, all of you! You are all condemned men. We keep you alive to serve this ship. So row well, and live."

@williamgarrison1707

4 ай бұрын

one of my fav movie quotes of all time

@zmac8689

2 ай бұрын

Then he has number 41 unchained, but not the others, poor souls.

Iconic scene, one that I cherish since I've been a child. The magnificent soundtrack amplifies the intensity.

@cbentler4528

8 жыл бұрын

Me too, when I was little I would always borrow it from the Church library.

@nick624179

4 жыл бұрын

They had musicians in the back of the boat

@Cinoth

2 жыл бұрын

I guess I'm in for a treat, I'm going to get it on bluray soon and watch for the first time.

Years ago, I went in a cruise. One day there was a tour of the engine room. In the bulkhead there was a still picture of the rowers at the oars with Charlton Heaton featured prominently. A plaque said the cruise ship's engine room crew!

I remember watching this in 6th grade, and I could FEEL the strain on my back. What an incredible scene.

This Scene, The Chariot Race and meeting Jesus Christ in the flesh is why this is my all time favorite movie.

@zmac8689

2 ай бұрын

Plus Heston with the old sheik and his four white horses, beautiful scene.

One of the greatest scenes not only in Ben Hur but in Film. The facial expressions of Arrius's second in command are priceless as is Jack Hawkins stonely gaze.. Ramming speed!

@davidbell1619

4 ай бұрын

Ship captain was worried,power unit being pushed beyond Specs.

This movie was a true masterpiece of cinematography, unequaled in this day.

@Kirdo-6241

2 жыл бұрын

Too preachy

@walboyfredo6025

Жыл бұрын

@@Kirdo-6241 have you seen the updated version of "Ben Hur", that was utter crap compared to this!

there will never be a movie like this again

One of the best movies to ever come out of Hollywood, Charlton Heston in one of his best roles, love this movie even have it on DVD.

I am using a rowing workout machine while I watch this video. No joke my stepmom got it as a Christmas gift last month and finally came in the mail 2 weeks ago.

Even without a fancy legionary outfit and chained and shirtless, Heston is the most badass dude of this scene

@ddthewolf

2 жыл бұрын

Yes.. Shirtless...

@penny1545

Жыл бұрын

Hugh Jackman has entered the picture!

@elizabethroberts6215

9 ай бұрын

……he’d the broadest shoulders’! When I was introduced to Mr Charlton Heston for the first time, he had to turn side-on to get through a doorway! Then there was his full height of 6’ 4”! Wow! Wonderfully humble man………

In my opinion, the greatest movie ever made. (And a mighty cold blooded scene lol)

@chrispile3878

4 ай бұрын

The Ten Commandments was better.

Can we please stop and appreciate the centurion's ability the read the room and motivate the entire crew to work together!?! Truly inspiring.

@roswellnm9669

3 ай бұрын

I'd work my ass off to if I had a crew leader whipping my ass all the time..lmao

Ramming speed was found to be maintainable for about a minute by the crew of the trireme Olympias so the one & quarter minute duration in this film was about right bearing in mind, shortly after ramming the crew would need to reverse like hell to release the ram, probably another 15 seconds.

@watchgoose

5 жыл бұрын

hadn't thought about that!

@skerriesrockart

5 жыл бұрын

Can you imagine trying to backwater in stroke under those conditions? It would be hell and that's without the risk of getting rammed,sunk or set on fire to worry about.

@fredblonder7850

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for mentioning Olympias. ;-) I spent a total of six weeks rowing her. I think the preferred method of ramming is to strike a glancing blow, rip out a section of the other ship‘s hull and KEEP GOING in the same direction so as to avoid becoming a target.

@Battelfield2video

4 жыл бұрын

Fred Blonder indeed. Also if you can break of the enemy ruders it becomes a sitting duck

@redwingrob1036

Жыл бұрын

WHAT kind of ~reme is this ship? DO you know? One 'bank' of oars; a monoreme? It's definitely not a quad or quinquereme.

When was the last time you saw anything remotely this evocative in a modern film?

i was waiting for a 'warp speed mr sulu'

@janruudschutrups9382

5 жыл бұрын

I was looking for this comment. XD

@angbandsbane

5 жыл бұрын

Dave Palomo: No, no, warp speed is too slow. They need to go right...to Ludicrous Speed!

@swaldron5558

3 ай бұрын

Helm, warp one engage!

This memorable piece of motion picture industry speaks of the genius and craftiness of William Wyler. The entire crux and intensity of this phenomenal 4.24 mins excruciating sequence is stupendously compressed into the facial expressions of Ben-Hur from 4.6 to 4.12. His stoic expressions and resilient spirit speak more than any dialogues can, while translating the situational impact in its complete originality and gusto.

@fouziamansoor4281

7 жыл бұрын

Superb comment.

@paulfine5602

6 жыл бұрын

I'll summarize your comment: "Ben Hur mean-mugged him"

@niggiejr.9354

6 жыл бұрын

Omg. Brilliant comment

@sadiabajwa5586

4 жыл бұрын

excellent comment beautifully explained in eloquence

@JohnDoe-et8th

Жыл бұрын

That's more than a stoic expression. That's pure defiance.

The piece of music behind this scene was described as a '"Tour De Force'. So powerful and compelling. Miklos Rocsa is such a musical genius....... Love it.

1:17. when the commander said "battle speed.." the drummer looks at him like "What the hell are you thinking"

@watchgoose

6 жыл бұрын

the hortator? I think it was the centurion standing by him.

@sifuhotman1300

4 жыл бұрын

I think not many knew he was actually testing the limits of his ship's slave crew. The commander's not doing it for shit's and giggles... Or for some cruel powerplay. Nor is he enjoying it. Great acting.

@caseyakasubzero

3 жыл бұрын

Ramming speed is not just a threat to all men and women and children but the fate of the balance of the universe is some place in a far far away galaxy some one or something is working the ramming speed theory

@vickylynn8787

3 жыл бұрын

@@watchgoose yes. At 2:38. Lol like WTH?

@swaldron5558

3 ай бұрын

WTF!?!?

What a handsome man Charlton Heston was!

I know there is a new Ben Hur but I don't think the classic could be replaced😏, the classic is the best 😃👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

Hortator: "Sir, can we take a break? My arms are getting a little tired." Entire galley:

@CatieCass

5 жыл бұрын

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

@stevenscottoddballz

4 жыл бұрын

That actually made me Laugh Out Loud!

@Kanovskiy

2 жыл бұрын

hehe

@jennifersman7990

4 ай бұрын

I remember a Playboy cartoon that had one of the rowers holding his hand up and saying “Yoo-Hoo! I think I’m getting a blister!”

@angbandsbane

4 ай бұрын

@@jennifersman7990 Oh yeah, I remember that. I THINK that might have been "The Far Side," but yeah, that was a good one lol

I remember watching this back in elementary school, now that I think about it this is probably what started my interest in ancient history.

@TheLarryBrown

Жыл бұрын

And your fascination with your kindergarten years confirms it.

What a beautiful ship, NOT fake ship drew by computer, and WHAT a beautiful uniform of Roman commander indeed!

@swaldron5558

3 ай бұрын

Brilliant background.

I currently work a factory job. This is what happens to the rest of us when not enough of our co-workers decide to show up for work. :)

@Summersong2262

2 жыл бұрын

A few workers take the day off, it's your problem. If half of them take the day off, it's the bosses problem.

Prepare for...ludicrous speed!

@matthewgoodman7588

6 жыл бұрын

No, prepare for plaid speed!

@eldorados_lost_searcher

6 жыл бұрын

112steinway Sir, you should buckle in!

@joansmith6092

6 жыл бұрын

112steinway I read Heston's journal, he called this scene a bone breaker.

@mindaugaspetkus0

5 жыл бұрын

Prepare for Lightspeed!

@petrchlupac1837

5 жыл бұрын

Unchain 41'.

This galley scene reminds me of some telemarketing jobs I had.

@adema1978

5 жыл бұрын

Your adherence clerk was whipping you?

@eleo_b

4 жыл бұрын

Spartaculus Jones • even the lousiest job I’ve had wasn’t as bad as this.

@Rickwmc

4 жыл бұрын

@@eleo_b I was speaking in jest. Good luck, friend.

@Woozler554

4 жыл бұрын

Spartaculus Jones - Galley slave is a better occupation. More benefits. Telemarketing has to be the worst job in the world.

@chemkouv

4 жыл бұрын

I WAS LOOKING IF THERE IS A TITLE FOR THE DRUMMER SO I CAN JOKE ABOUT IT WITH MY TELEMARKETING SUPERVISOR!

One of the best scenes in the film And one of the greatest films ever made 11 Oscar wins and an epic film too 😍. It has to be in everyone's film collection 😍

Another line Jack Hawkins delivers so well is "We keep you alive to serve this ship. So row well, and live." Charlton Heston delivers the same line to Jack Hawkins when the two of them are on a raft.

@coolcat5714

6 жыл бұрын

Kirsten I. Russell haha...he’s the boss then

@mannixflinn6227

5 жыл бұрын

Kirsten I. Russell I say this to my wife all the time.

@leechristy7003

5 жыл бұрын

It's kind of like the classic movie "Swept Away" -- but with 2 guys, not Giancarlo Giannini and Mariangela Melato....

@nefersguy

4 жыл бұрын

One of the best lines ever!

This is briefly mentioned in "Titanic" (the popular 1997 James Cameron film) when Jack tells Rose after dinner in First Class: "Time for me to go row with the other slaves."

@denniscoffey117

4 жыл бұрын

Obvious anachronism Dave. But maybe Jack was referring to the 1925 film adaptation!

@bluefire9147

4 жыл бұрын

Dennis Coffey Probably not, considering that the Titanic sank in 1912

@abrahemsamander3967

4 жыл бұрын

I think this may have already been a trope before these movies were made. And these films are just the most famous examples. I could be wrong though.

@DarqeDestroyer

3 жыл бұрын

@@abrahemsamander3967 The novel Ben Hur came out in 1880.

I showed this to my students today to "illustrate" what a Galley ship was. They were entrance and they asked me to watch the movie! I am 65 years old, and still remember the first time my parents took me to watch it in a big cinema in Mexico City. Good movies are like a good wine. They just get better and better! There is only one Ben-Hur! By the way, at that time they didn't double the movies, we were "force" to read the Spanish Subtitles. Good exercise, and I was able to hear the stupendous voices of the actors and actresses of that era. 🙂

@L4zyasz

Жыл бұрын

Is your name walter white?

@davidjamessheets

Күн бұрын

You know the real Romans did not have galley slaves.

I would not even be able to maintain the drumming. Never forget how good we have it, in all seriousness.

This is a Must see movie every Year, a Masterpiece that even modern Movie's can't handle.

@marioarguello6989

Жыл бұрын

Check out the 1926 version. If you think the chariot race in this one was brutal ...

3 ай бұрын

Diehard 1 on xmas

Intriguing is it not? That Hawkins as Quintus Arrius can convey and telegraph more menace and a sense of good old fashion Roman ruthlessness just by arching his left eyebrow than most so called heavies in today's contemporary cinema are capable of mustering up in a single performance.

@NeroBlack2200

10 жыл бұрын

I love Hawkins. The moment I saw him, I knew that was a man to watch. When I first experienced this and Lawrence of Arabia, I had no idea he played roles in both.

@stormcutter59

5 жыл бұрын

Because Hollywood today doesnt know how real people act. Evil to them is a cartoonish image of yelling and obvious malice. Nothing subtle about it

@josebelindo1641

4 жыл бұрын

THE BRIDGE ON THE RIVER KWAI is great and pathetic watch his TV series the 4 Just Men

@sifuhotman1300

4 жыл бұрын

The commander is testing the limits of his slaves. Useful and necessary information in combat against enemy ships. How long can they keep things up? He's ruthless perhaps though he's not enjoying it. Great acting.

@zmac8689

2 ай бұрын

Yes British acting at it's best. Jack Hawkins

"Row, row, Roman boat, on the silver screen..."

@missyadams

7 жыл бұрын

;D lol

@AlbertM170

4 жыл бұрын

Merrily merrily merrily merrily Now give us Ramming Speed

@oldrocker74

4 жыл бұрын

@@AlbertM170 Good one! LOL!!!!

Yes :) absolutely one of the greatest scenes ever made :)

Apparently Hollywood (a place that has totally lost any real creativity) tried to make a quick buck by re-making this movie. It bombed spectacularly.

Phenomenal scene. When they go to attack speed, the editing is amazing: you see images for about a half-second before it cuts to another and another...You can feel the intensity of what the rowers are going through.

I note that the actual soldiers are like "What the bloody hell are you doing?!" First the drummer, then the commander.

@timothywong7280

7 жыл бұрын

"having fun dicking around with these slaves, testing 41, and playing a practical joke on the other ships of this fleet, they would be so confused as to what the hell the flagship is doing lol."

@williamayer2928

7 жыл бұрын

I actually wrote a comment like this on another copy of this video, from the perspective of the rest of the fleet, and how much CHAOS this scene would have wreaked upon it. Sudden acceleration, deceleration, going to a full stop. Rest of the fleet probably had to take evasive action to avoid an expensive oopsie moment XD

@willerwin3201

7 жыл бұрын

I think it makes a lot of sense, actually. The Consul knows his fleet will be going into action, so he needs to have the measure of what he can get out of the rowing crew. It's brutal and inhumane, but without an exercise like this, he won't know how much he can get out of his ship, and his crew won't know what to expect.

@watchgoose

5 жыл бұрын

hortator, not drummer. But yes. And the centurion was concerned.

@skerriesrockart

5 жыл бұрын

The dude in the chair was doing it to fuck with Ben Hur.. He had been giving him dirty looks and he didn't like it. The other officers didn't know he was doing it out of malice but they didn't want the rowers all dead before they'd seen battle.

"All right, men! Captain wants to water ski!"

@swaldron5558

3 ай бұрын

Lol true!

Not even the presentday film Gladiator could match with this Icon-film.

This must have been an absolute grueling scene to shoot. One can only imagine. Thats what makes this scene so great.

@heidiwilks5316

7 жыл бұрын

I read that the original sequence was actually too easy, as the oars were floating in mid-air (as the ship was a set and not actually on water), and so the extras were clearly "rowing" without effort. They tried a second take with the extras simulating effort, but the oars were still obviously moving without any resistance. So they finally reported to putting springs on each oar in order to get a an reasonably accurate simulation of the paddles plowing through water.

@lifeskater9899

6 жыл бұрын

Wow! Thanks for the behind-the-scenes info!

@GobanShodan

6 жыл бұрын

Very cool! It definitely looks like there is real resistance behind each row.

One day Charleton Heston came to where I worked and as he was hurriedly being wisked away I always regretted not saying to him "Thank You, 41!"

@watchgoose

6 жыл бұрын

wisk was a laundry detergent. perhaps you mean whisked?

@palangnar3588

5 жыл бұрын

Are telling the real thing ?!

@douglasskaalrud6865

4 жыл бұрын

bronco devil I’m so sorry he soiled your place of employ.

@TheLarryBrown

Жыл бұрын

You should have told him "You look like good 'people.'"

@swaldron5558

3 ай бұрын

Ask for a autograph?

I used to think the old classic movies were boring. But they really do have something that today's movies don't. A scene like this, for example, can't be replicated today and have the same impact.

@FreemanicParacusia

Жыл бұрын

Back then you didn’t have CGI programs like Massive. To film a scene where two armies slammed into each other you needed an ARMY of extras. Every man filmed here was doing the strenuous work on display.

This soundtrack goes through my head every morning in peak hour traffic as I drive to work!!!!

@TTundragrizzly

4 ай бұрын

Ramming speed lol

Play this music on the rowing machine, toughest work out you will ever have guaranteed :P

@debrun007

7 жыл бұрын

Brilliant idea..

@AngryHistorian87

6 жыл бұрын

My thoughts exactly.

@golddie8

6 жыл бұрын

I play this Every time, and dread the point when he says ramming speed 😐

@otleon

6 жыл бұрын

Brendan McCallion Totally agreed! It motivates me as hell!!

@lifeskater9899

6 жыл бұрын

Hey, I like your idea!

Come on..people..can you all just stop nitpicking for a moment..and just ENJOY the FUCKING CLIP?! This in entertainment and should be viewed as such!!

@rachelreid8621

8 жыл бұрын

thank you

Unbelievable scene. Can still recall when I saw it as a kid on tv and I thought it was so cool yet hard to watch.

I would love to see Ben Hur on the big screen again.

@Mdebacle

5 жыл бұрын

Ben-Hur 60th Anniversary. In Theaters Apr 14, Apr 17. TCM Big Screen Classics Presents ...

@Mdebacle

5 жыл бұрын

@Dawson Douglas As Charlton Heston said in Omega Man, "Nope, they sure don't make 'em like that anymore."

@Emma-iv6ug

5 жыл бұрын

@Dawson Douglas i saw it a couple days ago for the first time on the bog screen. I loved it too ❤

@schallrd1

4 жыл бұрын

This was meant to be seen on the big screen.

@faustopacheco120

7 ай бұрын

they will make him black

MOST-BRUTAL-SCENE-EVER!!!

@johnmcgourn9667

Жыл бұрын

Ben-Hur filming locations Italy Mexico

@elizabethroberts6215

9 ай бұрын

@@johnmcgourn9667……also,Nthn Africa, & Rome………

Anyone notice the face the Hortator is pulling at 3:27. He be like "fuckin hell i didnt sign up for this"

@swaldron5558

3 ай бұрын

Deserve pay rise!

Slaves, I have good and bad news for you: the good news: today you get half a peanut more as a salary, the bad news: the captain wants to try out water-skiing.

@luminous6520

8 жыл бұрын

+Disappointed Turtle Actually, after Augustus, the rowers of the Roman Navy weren't slaves, they were trained and paid as marines.

@manospondylus4896

8 жыл бұрын

+The Canadian Patriot I know that, but they were slaves in the movie

@joshyochoa3154

6 жыл бұрын

Disappointed Turtle Fffvvvvvvvvv.

@mindstorms247

6 жыл бұрын

I’ll spit upon the idol for which you stand.

@manospondylus4896

6 жыл бұрын

Jeremy W. what?

Everything in this scene is a filmmaking masterclass. Directing, acting, editing, lighting, music scoring, sound, production/art design.

I loved the music during this part and then it starts to speed up just as the galley slaves start speeding up.

@cameliad3522

8 жыл бұрын

+spiritgirl41192 same here...despite the fact it looks so damn tiring it makes you want to do the same :D

Ben-Hur had the largest budget ($15.175 million), as well as the largest sets built, of any film produced at the time. Costume designer Elizabeth Haffenden oversaw a staff of 100 wardrobe fabricators to make the costumes, and a workshop employing 200 artists and workmen provided the hundreds of friezes and statues needed in the film. Filming commenced on May 18, 1958, and wrapped on January 7, 1959, with shooting lasting for 12 to 14 hours a day and six days a week. Pre-production began in Italy at Cinecittà around October 1957, and post-production took six months.

@redwingrob1036

Жыл бұрын

GIVE me old Hollywood any day! NOT today's; the rectum of America 💩 ☹️

@mjw1955

Жыл бұрын

You got that right!. But I once heard Charlton Heston (when he was still of sound mind) say that the budget was $12 million, which he figured would have been $200 million in today's dollar. And those oarsmen earned all that sweat- you can't see it but the ends of the oars were attached to some real, super thick rubber bands.

Best movie I have ever watch

This movie can't forget ever.thank you

Way better then the remake, keep in mind the original Ben Hur took 20 years to produce.

@TESkyrimizer

4 жыл бұрын

What the actual fuck that cant be right

@jonathanhall7334

12 сағат бұрын

The 1959 version isn't the original it was first made in the 1920's.

This rowing scene was intense.

I remember watching this as a kid on vhs a very long time ago. I was so terrified for the fate of these rowers. Even though this video is just under 5 minutes it felt like it would never end.

@JohnDoe-et8th

Жыл бұрын

And this is nothing compared to the scene where the chained rower sees the ram of an enemy ship coming straight at him through the hole in the hull and can do NOTHING ABOUT IT.

even as a kid this movie was epic, watching this it still is

This scene defines why a movie is 'classic'. Thumbs up for this awesome film

When I'm watching a long movie and I get so exhausted I can't keep my eyes open until the end I think of this scene and it inspires me to keep watching the film to the end no matter how tired I get

And this provide image for insides of Battlefleet Gothic. Except replace rowers with trying to pull a giant shell into a cannon with ropes.

My favourite scene. The facial expressions are priceless. Especially love how the Captain glances to the Consul and back to the rowers. All the bosses are nervous (except the Consul) and the prisoners rowing for ther lives.

@pamelabillings4293

10 ай бұрын

The Captain knew not to say anything. Otherwise, he would have an ore in his hands.😂

First movie I've been remember from my childhood. My grandpa redordered this on VHS. Goosebumps

The spirit in the scene is tangible..

I need the rowing music for work... motivating. :-D

"Contrary to some popular belief, the Roman navy did not use slaves at any time to man the oars of its ships; the concept of the ‘galley slave’ chained to his oar was an invention of the sixteenth to eighteenth centuries AD and unknown in the ancient world. The crews of Roman warships were free men from the citizen levy, allied contingents supplied by treaty and volunteers.” Michael Pitassi, The Roman Navy: Ships, Men & Warfare 350 BC-AD 475 (Yorkshire: Seaforth Publishing, 2012), 61. This isn't historically accurate, but it's a great scene nonetheless.

@matthewcreech8259

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for actually providing a real resource than.just spouting off silly nonsense.

@Rozsaphile

4 жыл бұрын

Also, didn't the Romans rely more on pulling aside with grappling hooks? No matter; it's a terrific scene.

@arianebolt1575

Жыл бұрын

You'd have to take care of the galley rowers, feed them, train them. It makes more sense with volunteers than people who had the misfortune to be captured.

@chrisbailey7550

Жыл бұрын

@@arianebolt1575 I don't know about the Romans, but in the 16th and 17th centuries European navies and North African pirates used slaves to row gallies. At the Siege of Malta, both De Valetta, and Barbarossa, were former galley slaves.

@Zephaniah700

Жыл бұрын

Facts: Always ruining my fun. 😕

Ben Hur , El Sid, Ten commandments are all my childhood with Charlton Heston... Masterpiece movies

Why does this scene remind me of my days as an athlete with my teammates dealing with our coach during practice?

ludicrous speed!

This looks like a fate worse than death. A living hell so to speak.

I can hear a couple of bosses saying the equivalent to me of, "We keep you alive to serve this ship. Row well, and live."

Back when films didn't care about money and cared about the actual plot ,imagination and love for immersing people with the fantasy of being in the movie or living throughout different time periods. People actual had connection with their characters one way or another for example on the move 'The Princess Bride', the character , inigo montoya had personal connection with his character because his father died of cancer. And in the movie his father is killed by the six fingers man. So when he kills the six fingers man he in a sense felt like he had killed the cancer that killed his father.

This is one of the most memorable scene in the movie, besides the Parade of The Charioteers. And one of my favorite. On its own the music alone is a Tour De Force. Coupled with with actions, the whole sequence is awesome, spectacular!

One of the most extraordinary scenes ever committed to film.

Humongous drummer man. He must a train heavily for this scene. Wow ! An A+ actor.

@williamtaylor9966

4 ай бұрын

Who could have ever imagined that he became an Admiral (In the Bond film - ‘A Spy who loved me’) - and later the eponymous ‘M’ in subsequent ‘Bond’ movies! -- Quite some promotion!!

I'm sorry, in 1959 when we saw this movie a few months after it premiered I fell asleep thru most of it, including the rowing part. I was about 3(or 4?) then; outside the Grauman's Chinese Theater I saw Ben-Hur's chariot in person, though, on display with red velvet ropes surrounding it ...

When Roman's speak in a British accent, you know it's snuggle times with some popcorn.

@jamesbowman8138

2 жыл бұрын

Rome was Britain 🇮🇹 =🇬🇧

@TheLarryBrown

Жыл бұрын

Anytime is snuggle time as far as I'm concerned, no Romans, Brits, nir popcorn required.

Visually stunning in its own way as "the parting of the Red Sea" in DeMille's "The 10 Commandments". Ralph E. Winter's editing perfectly in sync with Miklos Rozsa's fully orchestrated score for "the rowing of the galley slaves" lends this scene a heightened sense of drama and intensity that simply doesn't exist, in some cases, with most contemporary films today relying too heavily instead on CGI effects to convey the elements of a story.

@JohnDoe-et8th

Жыл бұрын

And cheesy synthesized scores to badly-composed music. Everything is done on the cheap with CGI. The irony is, it seems to cost more.

Never get tired of the look on Ben-Hur's face. Like, "What? Is this the best you have?"

@curtisberard7831

Ай бұрын

@@JG-nz6xe Well thank you for saying so. I have this ability to see things that most people gloss over until someone points it out.

I do hard labor jobs for work. Whenever I feel my energy slowing down I take off my shirt and play this video at full volume. I pick up the pace and work harder just like I'm one of the slaves getting whipped. It works!

@litgamer6205

2 жыл бұрын

Well at least he let them rest 👍

That drumming looks pretty tiring too.

@davidjacobs8558

5 жыл бұрын

I doubt they used drum back in the days, but if they did, surely they used smaller drum sticks.

@guyboost7311

4 жыл бұрын

If Alan Myers 🥁 of The Iconic Future Rock Band DEVO was doing The Drumming For This Ship ! The Ship would travel to the Speed of 100 Miles per hour , Whip it DEVO posted by Bohemia After Dark ! Thank You !

@sergiogaucistonepecker5066

3 жыл бұрын

@Ironclaw XII and how do you know ? where you there ?

Charlton Heston is very big Legend with all his movies ,,RIP

@elizabethroberts6215

9 ай бұрын

……he, & his beautiful wife, Lydia were the loveliest people. Very humble, well educated, & read, with children who grew up to be very successful………

Saw this when it first came out in 1959. I was just a kid but it had a huge effect on me. Not many movies have ever surpassed it. Masterpiece.

This is a masterclass in editing!!!!this

Got some bad news for you today, slaves...the consul wants to go water skiing.

@Scawking

8 жыл бұрын

+Shanghai Benny II WATER SKII... SPEED!

@zachzent8287

7 жыл бұрын

Scawking Bumumumumumumumumumumumumu

@stevewatt8772

4 жыл бұрын

That must just about be the oldest joke in the world.

Now that's a real cardo work out !

who here is feeling the 2020 with this?

@4SolaScriptura

3 жыл бұрын

In what way?

This is great as a metronome!

@blackmore4

5 жыл бұрын

But... it speeds up! ;)