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  • they are such beautiful well trained horses and a joy to watch

    "Due to the extremely hot weather in Rome, the horses were allowed to run around the track eight times per day. Cannutt’s careful method was aimed at teaching horses how to run as a unit and tolerate eventual crashes between them, without causing any damage. And while some of the actors or extras suffered minor injuries while filming, it is worth noting that no horse was damaged in the shooting of the impressive scene that even today, over 60 years later, still gives viewers goosebumps.

    The shooting of the chariot race scene took five weeks. In order to follow the horses closely, cameras were placed on top of Italian cars.

    The splendid horses seen in the movie were mostly Andalusian and Lipizzans, and were brought from Yugoslavia and Sicilia. The whole film featured around 2,500 horses, and all of them had carers, trainers, veterinarians, and stable boys, among other requirements. The four beautiful white horses – the Andalusians – that were given to Ben Hur by Ilderim, were named after stars in Arabic – Aldebaran, Altair, Rigel and Antares, all foals of the lovely mare Mira. Even Ben Hur was impressed by the charm of these horses."

    https://www.pololine.com/articles/the-horses-of-ben-hur-and-the-most-epic-scene-in-movie-history/

    I’ve visited two ancient hippodromes, in Istanbul and Rome, they aren’t that much bigger than a footy field


  • Movie Review.

    How is it it can take me many many watches to actually get all a plot?

    Ben Hur. 1959. This movie is long and spectacular. You can see it’s made with a lot of care to costuming and sets. Many of the scenes look familiar because they have been copied so much since but this movie did it first and best. The dialogue is also so good.

    I would say this movie was made with love and respect for the subject

    four hobbits. I think I will buy a book about this movie.

    Honest Thief. Cute love/action/cop movie with Liam Neeson.

    four hobbits because i have a soft spot for guys in love