Rangarira ndima iri pasi apa uye ipapo pindura mubvunzo gare gare mumutauro mumwe chetewo sechikamu:  Passage: Zvichitevera kushambadzira kwemamiriyoni gumi nemana emadhora, Ben-Hur yakatanga kuratidzwa paLoew's State Theatre muNew York City musi waNovember 18, 1959. Yakanga iri iyo yakakurumidza-kuwana mari, pamwe nefirimu rakakura kwazvo muna 1959, mukuita ichiva firimu rechipiri rakakura kwazvo munhoroondo panguva iyoyo mushure meGone with the Wind. Yakahwina 11 Academy Awards, kusanganisira Best Picture, Best Director (Wyler), Best Actor in a Leading Role (Heston), Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Griffith), uye Best Cinematography <unk> Color (Surtees). Ben-Hur akahwinawo mibairo mitatu yeGolden Globe, kusanganisira Best Motion Picture <unk> Drama, Best Director uye Best Supporting Actor <unk> Motion Picture yaStephen Boyd. Nhasi, Ben-Hur inoonekwa zvikuru seimwe yemafirimu makuru enguva dzose, uye muna 1998 American Film Institute yakaisa iyo 72nd yakanakisisa yeAmerica firimu uye yechipiri yakanakisisa yeAmerica epic firimu muAFI's 10 Top 10. Muna 2004, National Film Preservation Board yakasarudza Ben-Hur kuti ichengetwe neNational Film Registry yeLibrary yeCongress nokuda kwekuva "tsika, nhoroondo, kana kuti inokosha" firimu.  Mubvunzo: "Ben-Hur" yakatanga kuratidzwa kupi?
Loew's State Theatre muNew York City