Here's what critics are saying about 'Ben-Hur' Almost six decades after we met Charlton Heston as Judah Ben-Hur, we’re off to the chariot races again.

Watch How Star Wars Pod Race Shamelessly Rips Off Ben Hur It’s a race to the finish, with chariots on one side and pods on the other. In the end, though, Charlton Heston always wins.

Here's what critics are saying about 'Ben-Hur' Almost six decades after we met Charlton Heston as Judah Ben-Hur, we’re off to the chariot races again.

Remember When Gore Vidal Said He Secretly Turned Charlton Heston's 'Ben-Hur' Into a Thwarted Gay Rom The new ancient-Roman action-drama Ben-Hur, in theaters Aug. 19, has some big sandals to fill. The 1959 William Wyler epic of the same name struck gold at the box office and won a record 11 Academy Awards, including Best Actor for Charlton Heston as Read more ... the title character.

Dr. Zaius Shares Fond Memories of Charlton Heston On Set of 1968′s ‘Planet of the Apes’

Dr. Zaius Dishes On 'Planet Of The Apes' Dr. Zaius is breaking his long silence on Charlton Heston.

Dr. Zaius Fondly Remembers Working With 'Chuck' Heston on Planet of the Apes Much of the original Planet of the Apes was a grueling desert film shoot, with actors wearing prosthetic make-up that was cutting-edge for 1968 but was still incredibly cumbersome. Their greatest champion, remembers the one and only Dr. Zaius, was st Read more ... ar Charlton Heston—who apparently insisted everyon...

Charlton Heston's Beverly Hills home goes on sale for $12.25 million The Oscar-winning actor lived in the hilltop estate, which was built in 1959 while he was filming Ben-Hur, in Los Angeles until his death in 2008 at 84.

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Charlton Heston’s Midcentury Modern Home Goes on the Market The ‘Ben-Hur’ star built the Los Angeles home in the late 1950s, and lived there until his death in 2008.