Gravitas As Big As CinemaScope

Ben-Hur.

It’s the 1950s, MGM Studios is struggling, wide acceptance of television is having an impact on people going to the theaters to see films so to save themselves financial ruin they bet it all on a biblical epic, swinging for the fences with a director who’d never helmed something of this magnitude.

In this episode of The 602 Club host Matthew Rushing welcomes John Mills to introduce him to Ben-Hur. We discuss the first time, going bigger and longer, different actors, Charlton Heston, Stephen Boyd, performances, connections, providential help, the production, direction, score, legacy and our ratings.

Chapters
First Time (00:02:32)
Go Bigger and Go Longer (00:08:36)
Different Actors (00:14:05)
Charlton Heston (00:17:53)
Stephen Boyd (00:25:50)
Performances (00:27:36)
Connections (00:28:50)
Providential Help (00:31:30)
The Production (00:39:57)
Direction (00:45:05)
The Score (00:50:04)
The Legacy (00:52:55)
Ratings (01:00:08)

Host
Matthew Rushing

Guest
John Mills

Production
Matthew Rushing (Editor and Producer) C Bryan Jones (Executive Producer) Matthew Rushing (Executive Producer)

Social
Twitter: @The602Club
Instagram: @the602clubtfm
Letterboxd: the602club