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    Ben Hur

    Ben Hur

    Presented by Paramount Theatre at Paramount Theatre

    August 15, 2009

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     Long before the Gospel According to Mel created a sensation, MGM's mammoth adaptation of Gen. Lew Wallace's "tale of the Christ" was a box office and critical blockbuster, winning a record 11 Oscars. Heston and Boyd deliver solid performances as the proud Jew Ben-Hur and his boyhood friend Messala, whose blind allegiance to Rome turns him into a bitter enemy. Jesus figures into the action only peripherally, but the effect is both subtle and profound. The climactic chariot race sequence remains one of the most thrilling achievements ever filmed.

     

    ***Special Introduction with Professor Howard Miller***

    Howard Miller is University Distinguished Teaching Associate Professor of History and Religious Studies at the University of Texas at Austin. He is working on a book on General Lew Wallace’s best-selling novel, Ben-Hur, a Tale of the Christ, as a cultural artifact in America from its publication in 1880 to the present.

     


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        Paramount Theatre

        713 Congress Avenue
        Austin, TX 78701

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        Tickets: Regular Admission - $8 Online Advance Admission - $7

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        August 15, 2009

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