Ben-Hur (1959 film) the second highest-grossing film in history at the time after "Gone with the Wind". It won a record 11 Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best Director (Wyler), Best Actor in a Leading Role (Heston), Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Griffith), and Best Cinematography – Color (Surtees). "Ben-Hur" also won three Golden Globe Awards, including Best Motion Picture – Drama, Best Director and Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture for Stephen Boyd. Today, "Ben-Hur" is widely considered to be one of the greatest films ever made, and in 1998 the American Film Institute ranked it the 72nd best American film
A Far Cry (1959 film) A Far Cry (1959 film) A Far Cry is a film about displaced persons in South Korea, following the Korean War (1950 - 1953). It was commissioned by the NGO Save the Children Fund UK and was broadcast in the UK by the BBC in 1959. It appears on the programme of two International Film Festivals in 2015. The Save the Children UK archive records: The International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam 2015 brochure adds: The 1959 "Radio Times" account of the film gives more information: The Melbourne International Film Festival 2015 brochure adds: The film was a success. Save the