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Auction History Result 1b005 BEN-HUR set of 8 special 27x39 posters '60 great images from William Wyler's classic epic! Date Sold 5/1/2012 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. A Set of 8 Unfolded Special Posters (each measures 26 3/4" x 38 1/2" [68 x 98 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. If you know who did the art (if any), please let us know. Important Added Info: Note that these are a special set of posters (which we have never seen before, but they are certainly really cool!) printed in Italy for use in the U.S. (and likely other countries as well, because they have no writing on the front). Many special color posters were printed in Italy at this time for use in the U.S. and elsewhere, because Italy had the absolute best color printing. There is a stamp that reads "MADE IN ITALY" on the back of one of the borders on each poster. Condition: good to very good. The posters were never folded. They have pinholes, creases, scuffs, and small tears around the edges, and some creases and scuffs scattered in the images (see our super-sized images to get a good sense of the condition of each of these). Learn More about condition grades 
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