Ben-Hur. William Wyler, 1959.
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Edition screened: Warner 50th Anniversary Blu-ray, released 2011. English language. Runtime approximately 223 minutes.
Summary: Depiction of injury to horses.
Details: The chariot race includes a violent and deadly-looking collision of two teams (eight horses). This 3-second scene beginning at 26:16 on disc 2 does not depict any real injury, but we see the horses fall over one another in a terrifying jumble.
Bonus points …
A wonderful scene of Sheik Ilderim (played by Hugh Griffith) introducing his beloved team of white horses to Ben-Hur begins on disc 1 at 1:48:45. We get a genuine feel of the intelligence and true personality of both human and equine actors.
Note: The story of horses and a stunt man killed during filming of the chariot race refers to the 1925 version of Ben-Hur directed by Fred Niblo, not to this more popular 1959 William Wyler version starring Charlton Heston.
Note: The story of horses and a stunt man killed during filming of the chariot race refers to the 1925 version of Ben-Hur directed by Fred Niblo, not to this more popular 1959 William Wyler version starring Charlton Heston.