Ben-Hur

Deliberate mistake: During the chariot race, the chariots crash together but the arrangement of the horses make it impossible for them to actually collide. In some instances (particularly in an aerial shot as Ben Hur and Messala round the turn) it is obvious that they repositioned the shaft of the chariot to between the first and third horses instead of being in the centre between the second and third.

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Messala: Sextus, you ask how to fight an idea. Well I'll tell you how... With another idea!

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Trivia: The spectator crowd in the chariot race scene was partially made up of small wood models.

Dr Wilson

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