Cinematic Landmarks

Director

Ben Hur William Wyler Doctor Zhivago David Lean Gone With The Wind Victor Fleming

Classification

PG

Genres

Classic, Drama, Romance

Description

Ben Hur After his boyhood friend Messala's fanatic loyalty to Rome makes him a powerful enemy, Judah Ben-Hur is found guilty of an attempted murder he did not commit. His family is banished and he is enslaved on a warship. Through his ferocity in a raging sea battle, he is able to escape and become a horse trainer. To exact his revenge, Ben-Hur decides to compete against Messala in the Roman chariot races. They race, locked in a battle to the death. Barely surviving, Ben-Hur forsakes the sword for Christ and finally finds redemption. Winner of a record 11 Academy Award, including Best Picture and Actor (Charlton Heston). Doctor Zhivago Lara inspires lechery in Komarovsky (her mother's lover who is a master at surviving whoever runs Russia) and can't compete with passion for the revolution of the man she marries, Pasha. Her true love is Zhivago who also loves his wife. Lara is the one who inspires poetry. The story is narrated by Zhivago's half brother Yevgraf, who has made his career in the Soviet Army. At the beginning of the film he is about to meet a young woman he believes may be the long lost daughter of Lara and Zhivago. Gone With The Wind Vivien Leigh is Scarlett to Clark Gable's Rhett in cinema's greatest epic of passion and adventure. With its immortal cast, magnificent cinematography and sweeping score, this cherished classic continues to thrill audiences today.

Cast

Ben Hur Hugh Griffith, Stephen Boyd, Jack Hawkins, Charlton Heston Doctor Zhivago Sir Alec Guinness, Geraldine Chaplin, Julie Christie, Omar Sharif, Rod Steiger, Tom Courtenay Gone With The Wind Barbara O'Neil, Butterfly McQueen, Clark Gable, Evelyn Keyes, Hattie Mc Daniel, Leslie Howard, Olivia De Havilland, Thomas Mitchell, Vivien Leigh

Fun Film Info

Ben Hur Academy Award - Best Actor Academy Award - Best Cinematography Academy Award - Best Costume Design Academy Award - Best Dance Direction Academy Award - Best Director Academy Award - Best Editing Academy Award - Best Picture Academy Award - Best Score Academy Award - Best Sound Academy Award - Best Special Effects Academy Award - Best Supporting Actor Gone With The Wind When Gary Cooper turned down the role for Rhett Butler, he was passionately against it. He is quoted saying both, "'Gone With The Wind' is going to be the biggest flop in Hollywood history," and, "I'm just glad it'll be Clark Gable who's falling on his face and not Gary Cooper."

Quotes

Ben Hur "A rich and glowing drama that transcends the bounds of spectacle!" - The New York Times, Bosley Crowther Doctor Zhivago Komarovski: There are two kinds of men and only two. And that young man is one kind. He is high-minded. He is pure. He's the kind of man the world pretends to look up to, and in fact despises. He is the kind of man who breeds unhappiness, particularly in women. Do you understand? Gromeko: [reading newspaper] They've shot the Czar. And all his family. What's it for? Zhivago: It's to show there's no going back. Gone With The Wind Scarlett: Rhett, Rhett... Rhett, if you go, where shall I go? What shall I do? Rhett Butler: Frankly, my dear, I don't give a damn. Scarlett: Sir, you are no gentleman. Rhett Butler: And you, Miss, are no lady. Rhett Butler: I've always thought a good lashing with a buggy whip would benefit you immensely.

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