Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ (1925 film) Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ (1925 film) Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ is a 1925 American silent epic adventure-drama film directed by Fred Niblo and written by June Mathis based on the 1880 novel "" by General Lew Wallace. Starring Ramon Novarro as the title character, the film is the first feature-length adaptation of the novel and second overall, following the 1907 short. In 1997, "Ben-Hur" was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant." Ben-Hur is a wealthy young Jewish prince and boyhood
The Burmese Harp (1956 film) audience of 3.87 million people, then the second largest Japanese box office hit. The Burmese Harp (1956 film) The film was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film of 1956. In 1985, Ichikawa remade "The Burmese Harp" in color with a new cast, and the remake was a major box office success, becoming the number one Japanese film on the domestic market in 1985 and the second largest Japanese box office hit up to that time. Private Mizushima, a Japanese soldier, becomes the harp (or "saung") player of Captain Inouye's group, composed of soldiers who fight and