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The first and also last time I saw BEN-HUR in 70mm and 2.76 was on the huge screen at the Empire, Leicester Square in the mid-1960s. It was normal prices, non-bookable, continuous performances for a few weeks but had the full Overture and Entr'acte (the film never any exit music). It was a...

As I said earlier in this thread, the jump cut at around 1:16:50 during a dialogue scene on the galley between Ben-Hur (Charlton Heston) and Arrius (Jack Hawkins) has always been there - I noticed it even in the 70mm roadshow prints. There was additional dialogue filmed with Arrius (discussing...

Ron, the jump cut in the ship scene has always been there - even in 70mm prints. There was additional dialogue filmed (to do with Hawkins discussing the death of his wife and son I believe) which was cut before theatrical showings. I haven't checked to look at the horse scene.