Ben-Hur (1959 film) scenes if the first unit slowed down. Actresses Martha Scott and Cathy O'Donnell spent almost the entire month of November 1958 in full leprosy make-up and costumes so that Wyler could shoot "leper scenes" when other shots didn't go well. Wyler was unhappy with Heston's performances, feeling they did not make Judah Ben-Hur a plausible character, and Heston had to reshoot "I'm a Jew" 16 times. Shooting took nine months, which included three months for the chariot race scene alone. Principal photography ended on January 7, 1959, with filming of the crucifixion scene, which took four days to shoot. Italy
Roni Ben-Hur guitarist with impeccable swing." In 2000, he won the "Jazziz" reader poll for "Best New Talent." Ben-Hur lives in Teaneck, New Jersey, with his wife, singer Amy London, and their two daughters. Roni Ben-Hur Roni Ben-Hur is an Israeli jazz guitarist who emigrated to the United States in 1985. His parents were from Tunisia. Roni Bohobza grew up in Dimona, Israel. He is the youngest of seven children and one of two born after the family emigrated from Tunisia in 1955. His surname was legally changed to Ben-Hur via ritual at age 10. When he was eleven, he started playing