Ben-Hur

The complete history of the Ben-Hur phenomenon Ben-Hur was the first literary blockbuster to generate multiple and hugely profitable adaptations, highlighted by the 1959 film that won a record-setting 11 Oscars. More than a century before The Hunger Games and Harry Potter , and decades before Gone with the Wind and The Wonderful Wizard of Oz , General Lew Wallace’s Ben-Hur was spun off into dozens of popular publications and media productions, becoming a veritable commercial brand name that earn