Judah Ben-Hur realising that forgiveness is more important than revenge. Esther becomes his wife and the mother of his children. Five years after the chariot race, Judah learns from Iras that she killed Messala. In approximately AD 64 (being the tenth year of Nero's reign), Judah finds out about the suffering of their fellow Christians. He gives his fortune to help construct the Catacomb of Callixtus and an underground church within the catacombs. In the Ben-Hur was portrayed by Ramon Novarro. In the 1959 film directed by William Wyler, Ben-Hur was played by Charlton Heston who won the Academy Award for Best
Dr. Dolittle (1998 film) 1967 as a musical under the same title, a closer (albeit still very loose) adaptation of the book. The earlier film was a box office bomb, but still remains a cult classic and a two-time Academy Award-winner. Despite its PG-13 rating, it was marketed as a family film. The 1998 film was a box office success, despite mixed reviews from critics. The film's success generated four sequels; "Dr. Dolittle 2", "Dr. Dolittle 3", "", and "", the latter three being direct-to-video. As a boy, John Dolittle displays an ability to talk to and understand animals, starting with his pet dog.