Charlton Heston on the set of Ben Hur directed by William Wyler, 1959 - from our story 'Behind-the-Scenes Pictures of the 1959 Epic Ben-Hur'

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Charlton Heston on the set of Ben Hur directed by William Wyler, 1959 - from our story 'Behind-the-Scenes Pictures of the 1959 Epic Ben-Hur'

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