Name: Ben Hur: Movie Epic
Start: 2024-12-31T19:00:00+11:00
Location: 380 Lygon Street, Carlton, VIC, Australia, Victoria 3053

MOVIE EPIC! Billed as 'the entertainment experience of a lifetime', director William Wyler's adaptation of Lew Wallace's BEN-HUR stars Charlton Heston in the titular role. One of the largest productions of its era, it went on to become the second highest grossing film of all time after 'Gone With The Wind'.
It won a record eleven Academy Awards including Best Picture, Director and Actor. Wealthy prince and merchant Judah Ben-Hur (Heston) is unjustly imprisoned by his Roman childhood friend following a tragic accident. Separated from his family and made a slave of the Empire, Judah's journey takes him across the known world before fate affords him a chance at redemption.