In Russian cinemas already on Thursday you can see a large-scale historical film directed by Timur Bekmambetov – “Ben Hur”. The film is based on the book “Ben-Hur: the story of Christ, written in 1880 by Lew Wallace. In 1959, they released one of the most famous adaptations of the work produced by William Wyler. The budget of the new version of “Ben-Hur”, according to rumors, has exceeded $100 million.
Hollywood’s “Ben-Hur” Timur Bekmambetov leaves in the Russian hire
Large-scale historical action tells a noble citizen of Judah – Judah Ben-Hur, who is accused of a daring attempt on the life of the military. According to the then in force law, if we are talking about the crime against the officer or soldier, the accused is denied the opportunity to defend themselves. All in a day Ben-Hur lost his freedom and his own life – made him a slave and not giving time to say goodbye to his family, sent on a long voyage. Many years later the protagonist had the opportunity to take revenge on her abuser for the suffering inflicted upon him and his family.
Trailer of the movie “Ben-Hur”
For Timur Bekmambetov, this is the third large-scale work, filmed for a major Hollywood Studio. Prior to this, the screens out Kinomaks “Particularly dangerous” and the mystery Thriller “Abraham Lincoln: vampire Hunter”. Starring in “Ben-Hur” performed by: Jack Huston, Toby Kebbell, Rodrigo Santoro, Morgan Freeman and others.
Movie about the filming of “Ben-Hur”
