The top mistakes in Ben-Hur http://www.moviemistakes.com/film143 en Sat, 10 May 2008 05:55:01 +0000 945 Ben-Hur places his crown on a table when he visits the fallen Messala, but upon returning the table and crown are gone. 942 During the chariot race, where the contestants are riding towards the screen, tyre tracks from the camera vehicle are clearly visible imprinted in the sand. 946 When Ben Hur finally defeats the bad guy, his opponent's wheel disintegrates. However, as the chariot flips over, we see a complete wheel on both sides. 10614 In the scene where one of the ships collides with the other you can clearly see that the rowers being hit are dummies. 950 Count the number of chariots that start the race. Then count the chariots that get thrown out and the number that finish - there's one too many. There are 9 at the start, 6 get thrown out, and 4 finish.