Ben-Hur: The Making of an Epic

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The story of how the classic epic "Ben-Hur" was made.

Cast: Christopher Plummer, Rudy Behlmer, Gore Vidal, J.J. Cohn, William Wyler, more

Director: Scott Benson

Genres: Documentary, Drama

Cast

William Wyler

Self - Director (archive footage)

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Yakima Canutt

Self - 2nd Unit Director (archive footage)

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Ben-Hur: The Making of an Epic

Overview

Cast

Christopher Plummer

Rudy Behlmer

Gore Vidal

J.J. Cohn

William Wyler

Catherine Wyler

Ralph E. Winters

Edward Carfagno Jr.

Richard Edlund

David Raksin

Joe Canutt

Yakima Canutt

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