William Wyler of the most important directors in her career. "Friendly Persuasion" (1956) was awarded the Palme d'Or (Golden Palm) at the Cannes Film Festival. And in 1959, Wyler directed "Ben-Hur", which won 11 Oscars, a feat unequaled until "Titanic" in 1997. He had also assisted in the production of the . Wyler and its star, Charlton Heston, both knew what the film meant for MGM, which had massive investments in its final outcome, with the film's budget having gone from $7 million to $15 million, and the fact that MGM was already in dire financial straits. They were aware that if
Sumangali (1959 film) Sumangali (1959 film) Sumangali is a 1959 Indian Tamil language film directed by M. K. R. Nambiar. The film featured K. Balaji and E. V. Saroja in the lead roles. The list was adapted from the film titles.(See External links) The film was produced by V. Thandavam under the banner Rajeswari Films. The story was based on a novel written by Vaduvur Duraisami Iyengar. Screenplay and dialogues were written by "En Thangai" fame Natarajan. Cinematography was handled by S. S. Nathan while editing was done by M. S. Parthasarathy. J. Gnanayudham was in charge of art direction. Choreography was handled