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- Actually, Wyler had been thinking of Heston to play the villain Messala. But when he moved into the lead, and Kirk Douglas and Stewart Granger turned down the role of Judah's Roman friend-turned-rival, it fell to Irish actor Stephen Boyd, then all-but-unknown in Hollywood.
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Mar 10, 2022 · Many believe Ben-Hur has plenty of not-so-subtle subtext regarding the relationship between Judah Ben-Hur and Messala, but Charlton Heston disagrees.
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Apr 15, 2022 · The solution was to explain the romantic past to Stephen Boyd, who played Messala, but hide it from Heston. During the filming, everyone knew but him. Vidal remembered how Heston mimicked the...
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Judah Ben-Hur has an epic journey from slavery to his triumphant return, and he encounters Jesus Christalong the way. Messala (Stephen Boyd) is the Roman who betrays Ben-Hur. Vidal realized he needed more subtext to their relationship. “Ben-Hur and Messala, one Jewish, one Roman, had known each other in their youth,” Vidal said. “They disagree over...
Vidal proposed his idea to Ben-Hur director William Wyler. “I said, ‘Look, let me try something. Let’s say these two guys when they were 15, 16 when they last saw each other, they had been lovers. And now they’re meeting again and the Roman wants to start it up, Messala, played by Steven Boyd, wants to start it up again with Ben-Hur played by Charl...
Wyler’s one concession to Vidal was that Heston never be told about the subtext. “He said, ‘You talk to anybody about this?’” Vidal said. “And I said no. He said, ‘You talk to Boyd, Messala. Don’t say anything to Heston because Chuck will fall apart. I’ll take care of him.’ So Heston thinks he’s doing Francis X. Bushman in a silent version, his hea...
Ben-Hur is a 1959 American religious epic film [1] directed by William Wyler, produced by Sam Zimbalist, and starring Charlton Heston as the title character. A remake of the 1925 silent film with a similar title, it was adapted from Lew Wallace 's 1880 novel Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ.
Aug 17, 2016 · In The Celluloid Closet, Vidal states in no uncertain terms that he scripted the film as a confrontation between ex-lovers Ben-Hur (Charlton Heston) and Messala (Stephen Boyd).
Aug 18, 2016 · Actually, Wyler had been thinking of Heston to play the villain Messala. But when he moved into the lead, and Kirk Douglas and Stewart Granger turned down the role of...
Ben-Hur (1959) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
