Published on Monday, April 21, 2008

Flick Pick: 'Ben-Hur' (1959)
By ANDY MITCHELL
Last updated on 00/00/0000 at 12:00 a.m.

Director: William Wyler

Starring: Charlton Heston

Plot: Long before Peter Jackson pumped up “King Kong” to incredible lengths, there was this Oscar-winning Biblical epic, adapted from a 1925 silent film.

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