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Black and white photograph. Action in Battle….In this highly dramatic scene from MGM's "Ben-Hur," Charlton Heston, in title role, is overcoming Roman guard after their ship has been rammed by a pirate galley in sea battle. Heston and other slaves are trapped beneath decks." "Ben-Hur," MGM's spectacular film based upon Gen Lew Wallace's classic novel, has a cast of many thousands headed by Charlton Heston, Jack Hawkins, Stephen Boyd, Haya Harareet, Hugh Griffith, Martha Scott, Cathy O'Donnell, "Ben-Hur" is being presented in 70mm and full stereophonic sound. The picture was directed by William Wyler and produced by Sam Zimbalist.

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