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
Alive and Kicking (1959 film) establishing a tie-in to Stanley Holloway's success in "My Fair Lady". Music by Philip Green<br> Lyrics by Michael Carr<br> "Liscannon Bay"<br> Music by Philip Green<br> Lyrics by Michael Carr (uncredited)<br> Music by Juventino Rosas<br> Arranged by Philip Green (1877) (uncredited)<br> Music by Euphemia Allen (using the pseudonym, Arthur De Lulli) Music by Philip Green<br> Lyrics by Michael Carr " (uncredited)<br> Traditional<br> Sung by Sybil Thorndike, Estelle Winwood and Kathleen Harrison in the speedboat (uncredited)<br> Traditional<br> Sung by the children Alive and Kicking (1959 film) Alive and Kicking is a 1959 British comedy film directed by Cyril Frankel and starring Sybil