Charlton Heston is back as "Ben-Hur" _ this time in cartoon form. The 79-year-old, who won a lead actor Oscar for his role in the live-action 1959 epic, supplies narration and the voice of the title ...

Filming began on May 18, 1958, and didn’t wrap up until January 7, 1959. The film crew worked between 12 to 14 hours a day, ...

Charlton Heston will reprise his role of “Ben Hur” for an upcoming remake of the movie. But instead of the months of work he put in on the first one in 1959, his role this time required only a couple ...