Arts
How many Oscars did the 1959 film Ben Hur win?
11
Background
Ben Hur won a total of eleven Oscars in 1960. That was a record for decades. Only in 1998 did Titanic tie it, and in 2004 The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King did too. The famous chariot race scene lasted nine minutes and cost 1 million dollars. A hundred horses and 15,000 extras took part.
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