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Gregory S. Aldrete, Graham Sumner - Ancient Rome on the Silver Screen

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Gregory S. Aldrete, Graham Sumner

Ancient Rome on the Silver Screen

2023

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Preface

„… into the Roman World 1 Cabiria (1914) 1 Cleopatra (1917) 4 Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ (1925) 5 The …” „… (1954) 50 Ben-Hur (1959) 53 Spartacus (1960) 64Chapter 3. The Early 1960s: The Ancient Epic Veers …” „… ) 199 Ben-Hur (2016) 201 The First King (2019) 202viii • Contents Notes 207Select Bibliography …”

Chapter One. The Early Years of Cinema: Film’s First Forays into the Roman World S. 1-30

„… novels about the ancient world, most no-tably Lew Wallace’s bestseller, Ben-Hur, also appeared on the …” „… 1963 version. Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ (1925)Director: Fred NibloProduction Company …” „… : Metro-Goldwyn-MayerCast: Ramon Novarro (Judah Ben-Hur), Francis X. Bushman (Messala), May McAvoy (Esther), Frank Currier …”

Chapter Two. The 1950s: The Golden Era of the Ancient Epic S. 31-72

„… 1951’s Quo Vadis and continued with films such as The Robe (1953) and Ben-Hur (1959). Although released …” „… shields and helmets were reused from the 1925 MGM production of Ben-Hur, including the helmets worn by the …” „… , notably Ben-Hur, Spartacus, The Robe, and Cleopatra, as well as a veritable swarm of cheap …”

Index S. 217-234

„… . See hair, facialbeast hunts, 12, 13, 48, 83, 152, 153, 157Ben-Hur (1907), xxiiBen-Hur (1925), xxii …” „… , 5–11, 37, 42, 46, 53, 55, 201; for chariot race. See also Ben-Hur (1959)Ben-Hur (1959), xxiii, 5, 6, 7 …” „… , 31, 40, 45, 46, 53–64, 78, 112, 114, 120, 121, 133, 145, 201; for naval battle. See also Ben-Hur …”

Select Bibliography S. 213-216

„… Slave: Ben-Hur and the Birth of a Factoid.” Public Archaeology 2 (2001): 35–49.214 • Select …” „… , 2001.———. Ben-Hur: The Original Blockbuster. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press, 2016 …”

Chapter Five. The Twenty-First Century: The Ancient Epic Gets Revived and Updated for a New Millennium S. 149-206

„… from Ben-Hur (2016). (C) Mark Antony, the loser of Actium, in a toga, from HBO/BBC Rome (2005). His …” „… )Director: Doug LeflerProducers: Tarak Ben Ammar, Martha De Laurentiis, Raffaella De LaurentiisProduction …” „… Company: De Laurentiis CompanyCast: Colin Firth (Aurelius), Ben Kingsley (Ambrosinus/Merlin), Aishwarya …”

Notes S. 207-212

„… Solomon, Ben-Hur: The Original Blockbuster (Edinburgh: Edinburgh Uni-versity Press, 2016). Many of the …” „… status of rowers in antiquity, see Simon James, “The Roman Galley Slave: Ben-Hur and the Birth of a …”

Chapter Four. The Late 1960s through the 1980s: Searching for a New Direction—Parody, Porn, Plays, and TV S. 109-148

„… to do a stint as oarsmen on a Roman warship à la Ben-Hur. The convention of a solemn-voiced narrator …” „… recent ancient epic films, such as Spartacus and Ben-Hur. The theatrical show was a musical, and although …” „… that allowed him to use footage shot for the naval battle in Ben-Hur to augment this film’s scenes of …”

Chapter Three. The Early 1960s: The Ancient Epic Veers into Cliché and Hits an Indulgent Pinnacle S. 73-108

„… the 1950s, such as Quo Vadis and Ben-Hur, he appeared only briefly and indirectly, as a shadow or an …” „… ) with a reconstructed legionary (C) of this era (as well as one [B] from the 2016 Ben-Hur), there are …” „… . (A) Legionary from King of Kings (1961). (B) March-ing legionary from Ben-Hur (2016) with odd …”

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Peter Malone

Screen Jesus

2012

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Chapter 6. THE JESUS FILMS: THE 1950s AND 1960s—MAINSTREAM IMAGES S. 43-54

„… sections in Spanish, but there are no English subtitles.)BEN-HUR AND JESUS’ REAPPEARANCEThe most striking …” „… multi-Oscar-winning film of 1959, 12_273_Malone.indb 49 9/12/12 1:34 PM50 Chapter 6Ben-Hur, subtitled A Story …” „… person and begin an identification process.When Ben-Hur is arrested and sent to Rome, the chained …”

Chapter 4. THE JESUS FILMS: THE 1920s AND CECIL B. DEMILLE S. 22-26

„… version of Ben-Hur (1925) directed by Fred Niblo. General Lew Wallace’s Ben-Hur novel is subtitled A Tale …” „… of the Christ.BEN-HURThis silent version of Ben-Hur contains early sequences of the journey of Mary …” „… Magi. These scenes are intercut with the story of Judah Ben-Hur. The Nativity and other Gospel …”

PHOTOSPREAD

„… , © Triangle Film CompanyBen-Hur. Director, Fred Niblo, 1926. MGM/Photofest, © MGM12_273_Malone.indb B …” „… , 1953. 20th Century Fox/Photofest, © 20th Century FoxBen-Hur. Director, William Wyler, 1959 …”

APPENDIX 1: THE MAJOR JESUS FILMS S. 271-274

„… I.N.R.I. (Germany, d. Robert Wiene)1925 Ben-Hur (United States, d. Fred Niblo)1927 The King of Kings …” „… . Irving Pichel, John T. Coyle)1959 The Big Fisherman (United States, d. Frank Borzage)1959 Ben-Hur (United …” „… (United States, d. Regardt van den Bergh)1996 Kristo (Philippines, d. Ben Yalung)1998 I giardini dell’Eden …”

Chapter 18. AFTER THE PASSION OF THE CHRIST S. 259-266

„… .• Ben-Hur (2010, United Kingdom)—A new version of Ben-Hur was in production in 2009, a British production …” „… Spanley), a British cast including Joseph Morgan as Ben-Hur and Stephen Campbell Moore as Messala, and a …”

INDEX S. 299-316

„… , William, 271The Becoming (2012), 262Belle, Camilla, 139Bellocchio, Marco, 17Bellucci, Monica, 165Ben-Hur …” „… (1908), 16Ben-Hur (1925), 22, 272Ben-Hur (1959), xv, 39, 50–51, 100, 105, 267, 272Ben-Hur (2010), 50 …” „… Code (2006), 196, 207–8Dafoe, Willem, 115–16, 118Damiani, Damiano, 104, 106, 272Daniels, Ben, 176 …”

Preface

„… ) 20Leaves from Satan’s Book 204 The Jesus Films: The 1920s and Cecil B. DeMille 22 Ben-Hur 22The …” „… 1960s—Mainstream Images 43Maria Magdalena, pecadora de Magdala 44 El martir del Calvario 46Ben-Hur and …” „… enjoyed The Robe, The Silver Chalice, The Big Fisher-man, and Ben-Hur. Teenagers in the 1960s saw the …”

AFTERWORD: MORE THAN A HUNDRED YEARS OF JESUS FILMS S. 267-270

„… , partially seen in films like The Robe and Ben-Hur.However, away from the studios in the United States …”

Chapter 3. THE JESUS FILMS: THE EARLY TWENTIETH CENTURY S. 14-21

„… Ben-Hur in 1908.As a postscript to this indication of titles from the silent era, Ivan Butler concludes …”

Chapter 5. THE JESUS FILMS: THE 1930s, 1940s, AND 1950s—JESUS’ ABSENCE FROM THE MAINSTREAM AND EVANGELICAL JESUS-FIGURES S. 27-42

„… Fisherman and was about to release Ben-Hur. Audiences were becoming more familiar with commercial Jesus …”

Chapter 9. THE JESUS FILMS: THE 1980s S. 104-124

„… moment, Jesus himself appears (seen only from the back as in Ben-Hur). He reveals himself to Artaban who …”

Chapter 8. THE JESUS FILMS: THE 1970s S. 69-103

„… Ben-Hur.Later, crowds go to listen to the Sermon on the Mount. This time the parody is on the equivalent …”

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Jem Duducu

Hollywood and History

2023

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Chapter 1 It’s All Greek to Me S. 1-18

„… film is that important. Pretty impressive for a film that lasts less than a quarter of an hour.BEN-HUR …” „… adapta-tion of the book Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ arrived in theaters. This 1925 production dwarfed Cecil …” „… for spectacle). The story of a Jewish prince called Ben-Hur, whose boy-hood friend was the son of a …”

Index S. 233-246

„… (2004), 13–16; Ben-Hur (1959), 3–4; Ben-Hur (2016), 4; Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ (1925), 3 …” „… , Warren, 178Bedard, Irene, 134Beijing Bicycle (2001), 82Ben-Hur (1959), 29, 49; as Ancient era film, 3–4 …” „… Ben-Hur (2016), 4Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ (1925), 3Benigni, Roberto, 169Berenger, Tom, 217Bigelow …”

Chapter 2 Ye Olde Middle Ages S. 19-38

„… Ben-Hur. Like the previous film, it leaned heavily on every cliché that existed around the era. The joust …” „… , bagpipes—it’s a long list. After that, think of things that are distinctively English: Stonehenge, Big Ben, fish …”

Chapter 3 The Bloody Tudors S. 39-56

„… from the practical effects of Ben-Hur, but sometimes CGI sets and stunts don’t have that “weight” that …”

Chapter 8 How the West Wasn’t Won S. 127-148

„… as Ben-Hur, but they are also great cinema and are my favorite westerns.FOR A FEW DOLLARS MORE (1965 …”

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Peter E. Dans - Christians in the Movies

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Peter E. Dans

Christians in the Movies

2009

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CHAPTER 02. PIETY AND PASSION: THE SILENT ERA S. 15-34

„… tiger skin? Or would you prefer to err with her on some other fur?”Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ (1925 …” „… PMPIETY AND PASSION: THE SILENT ERA25the Wise Men. The scene then shifts to Judah Ben-Hur (Ramon Novarro …” „… mar-ginally about Christ and mostly about the relationship between Judah Ben-Hur, the Jewish hero, and Messala …”

INDEX S. 391-408

„… , Stephen Vincent, 71Ben-Hur (1959), 136–38, 137Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ (1925), 24–27Ben-Hur, Judah …” „… ; actors playing, 316; Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ, 24–27; Jesus Christ Superstar, 207–9, 208; The King …” „… , Remi, 280“Adeste Fidelis,” 48The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet, 108Affleck, Ben, 288, 290Agee, James …”

Preface

„… . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ …” „… ! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32BackstoryLew Wallace: Author of Ben-Hur …” „… . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133Ben-Hur …”

CHAPTER 05. THE AGE OF THE EPIC: THE 1950S S. 107-148

„… , Ben-Hur, The Robe, Spartacus, and The Ten Commandments. Others with religious over-tones were On the …” „… PMCHAPTER FIVE136Ben-Hur (1959)This remake of the 1920s epic tells essentially the same story as its …” „… encounter between Messala (Stephen Boyd) and Judah Ben-Hur (Charlton Heston) is more cordial, with Judah …”

FILMOGRAPHY S. 349-380

„… , William Gargan126 minutes / B&W / Not Rated / DVD and VHS: Republic PicturesBen-Hur (1959, MGM)Director …” „… minutes / Color / Not Rated / DVD and VHS: Warner Home VideoBen-Hur: A Tale of the Christ (1925 …” „… SeltzerCast: Ben Cross, James Mason, Maximilian Schell, Irene Papas115 minutes / Color / Rated PG / DVD: Not …”

CHAPTER 10. AMAZING GRACE: 2000 TO THE PRESENT S. 297-348

„… Greatest Story Ever Told), and Ben-Hur (Ben-Hur) never played Jesus. Those who did were often unknowns or …” „… Yid.” The “Yid” will grow up to be Rabbi Jake Schram (Ben Stiller); the “Micks” will become Father …” „… hunch, it’s God.”Figure 10.1. Keeping the Faith. Rabbi Jake Schram (Ben Stiller) and Father Brian …”

CHAPTER 09. DOGMA: THE 1990S S. 249-296

„… won 11 Oscars in 1997—the same number that Ben-Hur won 40 years earlier—but became the biggest …” „… many very young people—incredibly rich. As Ben Mezrich says in Bringing Down the House, his book about …” „… , Itzhak Stern (Ben Kingsley), scours the Krakow ghetto to hire them, and they are excluded from the …”

CHAPTER 06. THE TIMES, THEY ARE A’CHANGIN’: THE 1960S S. 149-192

„… these roles (Ben-Hur, Moses, Michaelangelo, etc.) to be submerged into El Cid. And Sophia Loren is, dare …” „… . The opening sequence has an eerie resonance to today as the North African Moorish leader Ben Yussuf …” „… . (Screenwriters: Fredric M. Frank, Philip Yordan, and Ben Barzman)In contrast to Ben Yussuf, the film favorably …”

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Martin Lindner, Nils Steffensen - Classical Heroes in the 21st Century

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Martin Lindner (ed.), Nils Steffensen (ed.)

Classical Heroes in the 21st Century

Series: Helden - Heroisierungen - Heroismen

Volume 20 2023

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Jan Bahr, Wolfgang Hochbruck, Mathias Jehle, Daniel Kirchner, Nina Kurus, Jessica Pape, Kristina Seefeldt Antikfilm als didaktische Herausforderung S. 65-82

„… (female heroes and firemen) and contrasting them with the classic Hollywood movie Ben-Hur, pupils can make …” „… kontrastiert mit einer in ‚Rom‘ spielenden Pas-sage aus Ben-Hur, der als filmische Antikenfiktion an der …” „… . www.youtube.com/watch?v=iwKwWD52ufg [4. August 2022].30 Ben-Hur. USA 1959. Regie: William Wyler. UPC: 0012569550629. Die …”

Indizes / Indices S. 189-193

„… Front [Im Westen nichts Neues] (2022) 114Apocalypto (2006) 170Batman Begins (2005) 60Ben-Hur [Ben …” „… Hur] (1925) 178Ben-Hur [Ben Hur] (1959) 15, 17, 65, 73–74, 76–77, 79–80, 178Ben-Hur [Ben Hur …”

Georg Eckert Idealbilder von Führung. Vergegenwärtigte Helden in Antikfilmen S. 15-28

„… (Regie: Cecil B. DeMille, 1934), Quo vadis (Regie: Mervyn LeRoy, 1951) über Ben Hur 1 Auf diese …” „… schlichtweg den Erfolg einträglicher Bücher fortzuschreiben suchen. Ben Hur ging auf den Erfolgsroman von Lew …” „… Einwände von Experten,13 die den Film hinter dem Stand der Wissenschaft zurückblei-ben sehen; ohne einige …”

Martin Lindner Coda: Classics, Contingency, and the Future of Cinematic Heroism S. 175-184

„… Bekmambetow’s 2016 Ben Hur and its eponymous hero are even more stereotypical than the 1925 Fred Niblo version …”

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