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Auction History Result 3t076 BEN-HUR set of 4 28x41 special posters '60 Charlton Heston, cool artwork by Ben Stahl! Date Sold 12/14/2014 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. A Set of 4 Unfolded Special Posters (each measures 27 1/2" x 41" [70 x 104 cm]) (Learn More) Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ, the classic 1960 (it premiered in late 1959, to qualify for the Oscars, but it is generally considered a 1960 movie) William Wyler (winner of the Best Director Academy Award for this film) Biblical religious adventure epic ("The Entertainment experience of a lifetime!"; "The world's greatest show..."; "The world's most honored motion picture!"; "Winner of 11 academy awards including 'Best Picture'"; "The thrilling chariot race is about to begin. As all Rome cheers, 'Ben-Hur' moves his team to the starting line."; "A story of the people and times of The Christ"; "Based on the classic novel by General Lew Wallace"; winner of the Best Picture Academy Award; winner of 11 Academy Awards, which was the record won by a single movie at that time) starring Charlton Heston (winner of the Best Actor Academy Award for this film; in the title role as Judah Ben-Hur), Jack Hawkins (as Quintus Arrius), Haya Harareet (as Esther), Stephen Boyd (as Messala), Hugh Griffith (winner of the Best Supporting Actor Academy Award for this film; as Sheik Ilderim), Martha Scott (as Miriam), Cathy O'Donnell (as Tirzah), Sam Jaffe (as Simonides), Frank Thring (as Pontius Pilate), and Claude Heater (as Jesus, but his face is never shown throughout the movie, although you see parts of his body). Note that this classic novel was written in 1880, and there were numerous stage versions and an early silent version in 1907, but the definitive silent version was made in 1925 by Fred Niblo with Ramon Novarro in the leading role, and then this classic sound version. NOTE: Click on linked names to see a biography. Artist: Ben Stahl Important Added Info: Note that these posters are very rare! It is unusual to see even one of them, and we are offering a set of four (which could be a complete set, but we can't say for certain). Note that these posters are four of an eight-part set of Ben Stahl paintings from the film pressed by MGM as special posters for the 1959-60 roadshow theaters. Included in this auction are the paintings "Famous Sea Battle in Ben-Hur", "Ben-Hur and Esther", "Crucifixion", and "Thrilling Chariot Race in Ben-Hur". Also note that these posters were never machine folded! Condition: very good. The posters were never folded. They have some border wear, and one has tiny paper loss in the left blank border (see our images to get a good sense of the condition of each poster). Learn More about condition grades 
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