Did you notice this is a 1959 movie??? Look the acting, the music, the EDITING!! Looks so modern!! A masterpiece, no doubt!
@thephilosophyofrights86883 жыл бұрын
@@PeytonCorn hes talking about the cinematography, the close ups of slaves sweating, some collapsing, the music picking up with the pace. this scene has action eventhough there isn't any.. movies now are for people with short attention spans.
@ryanbrailey-tucker49353 жыл бұрын
YEP!! Films today can't compare!
@rafaelgomez19893 жыл бұрын
@@PeytonCorn MODERN CINEMATOGRAPHY
@richardiredale31282 жыл бұрын
@@ryanbrailey-tucker4935 The only place where modern digital effects would have really helped is the exterior naval battle scene. But the rest of the film: 10/10. And the chariot race was REAL and looked it.
@phil_cassidy2 жыл бұрын
@@juanmanuelfahey9434 You shouldn't use braindead as an insult when you don't get an obvious joke.
@Veldtian19 жыл бұрын
When I'm on the rowing machine in the gym and I want to give up at the 15 minute mark I think of this scene and it gives me the humility to go for another 15 minutes, thanks Judah.
@JOHN----DOE7 жыл бұрын
Not to mention you don't have to row for the rest of your life.
@josebelindo16415 жыл бұрын
rowing on a lake is fun and a good workout
@AlbertM1704 жыл бұрын
@@josebelindo1641 rowing in the ocean is even better. Nothing like the sting of a whip and incoming death to really put some air in your lungs.
@TheFriend2u4 жыл бұрын
Veldtian, hahahaha, good motivation then. Actually, we learn more about developing morals watching old movies. Unlike nowadays movies, only crude sex and foul languages and limited vocaburary.
@AlbertM1704 жыл бұрын
@@TheFriend2u I fully agree!!! 🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾 Older movies like Ben-Hur were pure art, both in a cinematic sense and in a cultural and moral sense.
@sarcasticsugar44668 жыл бұрын
Better music simply could NOT have been written for this scene. Spectacular.
@iannordin52505 жыл бұрын
The fact that it goes with the sound of the drum on camera is fantastic
@josebelindo16415 жыл бұрын
dig that groovey beat not for dancing
@josebelindo16415 жыл бұрын
1:36
@integral4 жыл бұрын
You are not lying.
@joblount47874 жыл бұрын
Of course it can be
@muniraragina43424 жыл бұрын
My father introduced me to these classics. He is no more now. May God bless his soul. Ameen Thanks papa.
@Hope-Truth-Light3 жыл бұрын
R.I.P.
@muniraragina43423 жыл бұрын
@@Hope-Truth-Light thanks
@danskyl72792 жыл бұрын
Same, my Dad showed me to this. Always loved old movies like this. Other being the Bible beginning and The Tenth commandment.
@muniraragina43422 жыл бұрын
@@danskyl7279 nice
@brandonfitzgerald5392 жыл бұрын
Mine too.. row well and live 👍
@TheLocoUnion8 жыл бұрын
The other ships are like "where in the Seventh Voyage of Sinbad are they going???"
@jeffrobertson25514 жыл бұрын
Hahaha
@DarqeDestroyer3 жыл бұрын
@ʀᴀᴢᴏʀʙᴀᴄᴋɢᴇʀᴍᴀɴɪᴀ *Whoosh*
@massimoe.nicolin60673 жыл бұрын
@ʀᴀᴢᴏʀʙᴀᴄᴋɢᴇʀᴍᴀɴɪᴀ Yeah he should've written something like "Where in the name of Neptune is that ship going?" to make it more Roman
@kevinklingner30983 жыл бұрын
Not at all
@roswellnm96694 ай бұрын
Yep...all of a sudden that ship takes off and the other boats be like...Whut?
@Rickwmc10 жыл бұрын
Your eyes are filled with hate, number 41. That's good. Hate keeps a man alive. It gives him strength.
@valeriefields79025 жыл бұрын
Darth Vader has a new name!
@thibius4 жыл бұрын
Do what must be done Lord Vader! Do no hesitate show no mercy!
@stevenscottoddballz4 жыл бұрын
How did he get the name 41?
@NoneNone-dw1jo4 жыл бұрын
Steven Scott numbered by the great consul
@stevenscottoddballz4 жыл бұрын
@@NoneNone-dw1jo Thank you
@cobraaction13657 жыл бұрын
Charlton Heston and Jack Hawkins showing what genius acting is all about. No words spoken but a thousand words being said. When you play it and watch them its a masterclass
@oldrocker744 жыл бұрын
The eyes say it all...
@JWBabaYaga Жыл бұрын
@@oldrocker74 , and Jack Hawkins’s eyebrows. Roger Moore learned it from him.
@seankelly1366 Жыл бұрын
I don't think that I could agree more....I remember when I was subject to incarceration...it was exactly the same scenario that I was engaged with....without words....bound in chains and condemned to the galleys....period!
@macflod Жыл бұрын
Movies have become so bad nowadays. Its like cgi taken over and never mind story or showing subtlety in scenes, its all bigger more elaborate cgi!! It sucks
@jonathandsouza5604 Жыл бұрын
Very true. Though this movie was much before the time I was born, I have not found the remake even close to this 1959 classic
@Dragonrose365 жыл бұрын
"Your eyes are full of hate, Forty-One. That's good. Hate keeps a man alive. It gives him strength. Now listen to me, all of you! You are all condemned men. We keep you alive to serve this ship. So row well, and live."
@williamgarrison17075 ай бұрын
one of my fav movie quotes of all time
@zmac86894 ай бұрын
Then he has number 41 unchained, but not the others, poor souls.
@philbenza63806 жыл бұрын
Years ago, I went in a cruise. One day there was a tour of the engine room. In the bulkhead there was a still picture of the rowers at the oars with Charlton Heaton featured prominently. A plaque said the cruise ship's engine room crew!
@iSabier8 жыл бұрын
Iconic scene, one that I cherish since I've been a child. The magnificent soundtrack amplifies the intensity.
@cbentler45288 жыл бұрын
Me too, when I was little I would always borrow it from the Church library.
@nick6241794 жыл бұрын
They had musicians in the back of the boat
@Cinoth2 жыл бұрын
I guess I'm in for a treat, I'm going to get it on bluray soon and watch for the first time.
@SuckMyJohnson Жыл бұрын
This Scene, The Chariot Race and meeting Jesus Christ in the flesh is why this is my all time favorite movie.
@zmac86894 ай бұрын
Plus Heston with the old sheik and his four white horses, beautiful scene.
@yanliechocki6 жыл бұрын
Even without a fancy legionary outfit and chained and shirtless, Heston is the most badass dude of this scene
@ddthewolf2 жыл бұрын
Yes.. Shirtless...
@penny1545 Жыл бұрын
Hugh Jackman has entered the picture!
@elizabethroberts621510 ай бұрын
……he’d the broadest shoulders’! When I was introduced to Mr Charlton Heston for the first time, he had to turn side-on to get through a doorway! Then there was his full height of 6’ 4”! Wow! Wonderfully humble man………
@chudder11619 жыл бұрын
how I feel working at Amazon during holiday peak season!
@Rickwmc9 жыл бұрын
Hah!
@richardevans32539 жыл бұрын
Christopher Hagan Yes they are one of the worse employers ..Did 14 months with them .
@JOHN----DOE7 жыл бұрын
Packing speed! Shipping speed! Returns speed!
@lifeskater98996 жыл бұрын
LOL! You had me crying!!!
@gamingjay1415 жыл бұрын
UPS also 😂
@Gomez19155 жыл бұрын
I feel bad for the drummer guy. His arms must’ve gotten really tired 😓
@maropl25154 жыл бұрын
He certainly had his alternates, and he was also better treated than ordinary galley workers.
@mrbigbag4 жыл бұрын
Poor whip guy, you could clearly see, that he had to lean his entire body in to whip those collapsed elderly men. Must be very tiring and he should regularly swap arms to avoid exhaustion.
@user-fm2ft4pe4x4 жыл бұрын
cowbell
@IanHunter784 жыл бұрын
Yeah, they should have given him a break and let him row for awhile.😛
@robertoflores90803 жыл бұрын
Lmao
@debrun0077 жыл бұрын
One of the greatest scenes not only in Ben Hur but in Film. The facial expressions of Arrius's second in command are priceless as is Jack Hawkins stonely gaze.. Ramming speed!
@davidbell16195 ай бұрын
Ship captain was worried,power unit being pushed beyond Specs.
@amramjose5 жыл бұрын
This movie was a true masterpiece of cinematography, unequaled in this day.
@Kirdo-62412 жыл бұрын
Too preachy
@walboyfredo6025 Жыл бұрын
@@Kirdo-6241 have you seen the updated version of "Ben Hur", that was utter crap compared to this!
@timpenfield511 жыл бұрын
there will never be a movie like this again
@autisticreactions4397 Жыл бұрын
I am using a rowing workout machine while I watch this video. No joke my stepmom got it as a Christmas gift last month and finally came in the mail 2 weeks ago.
@philc5499 Жыл бұрын
Can we please stop and appreciate the centurion's ability the read the room and motivate the entire crew to work together!?! Truly inspiring.
@roswellnm96694 ай бұрын
I'd work my ass off to if I had a crew leader whipping my ass all the time..lmao
@kirsteni.russell59036 жыл бұрын
Another line Jack Hawkins delivers so well is "We keep you alive to serve this ship. So row well, and live." Charlton Heston delivers the same line to Jack Hawkins when the two of them are on a raft.
@coolcat57146 жыл бұрын
Kirsten I. Russell haha...he’s the boss then
@mannixflinn62275 жыл бұрын
Kirsten I. Russell I say this to my wife all the time.
@leechristy70035 жыл бұрын
It's kind of like the classic movie "Swept Away" -- but with 2 guys, not Giancarlo Giannini and Mariangela Melato....
@nefersguy5 жыл бұрын
One of the best lines ever!
@PrimarchX5 ай бұрын
When was the last time you saw anything remotely this evocative in a modern film?
@Algernon76 жыл бұрын
I remember watching this back in elementary school, now that I think about it this is probably what started my interest in ancient history.
@TheLarryBrown2 жыл бұрын
And your fascination with your kindergarten years confirms it.
@exs18034 жыл бұрын
The piece of music behind this scene was described as a '"Tour De Force'. So powerful and compelling. Miklos Rocsa is such a musical genius....... Love it.
@pp31227 күн бұрын
Rozsa
@Lahoreumar7 жыл бұрын
This memorable piece of motion picture industry speaks of the genius and craftiness of William Wyler. The entire crux and intensity of this phenomenal 4.24 mins excruciating sequence is stupendously compressed into the facial expressions of Ben-Hur from 4.6 to 4.12. His stoic expressions and resilient spirit speak more than any dialogues can, while translating the situational impact in its complete originality and gusto.
@fouziamansoor42817 жыл бұрын
Superb comment.
@paulfine56026 жыл бұрын
I'll summarize your comment: "Ben Hur mean-mugged him"
@niggiejr.93546 жыл бұрын
Omg. Brilliant comment
@sadiabajwa55864 жыл бұрын
excellent comment beautifully explained in eloquence
@JohnDoe-et8th2 жыл бұрын
That's more than a stoic expression. That's pure defiance.
@angbandsbane5 жыл бұрын
Hortator: "Sir, can we take a break? My arms are getting a little tired." Entire galley:
@CatieCass5 жыл бұрын
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
@stevenscottoddballz4 жыл бұрын
That actually made me Laugh Out Loud!
@Kanovskiy2 жыл бұрын
hehe
@jennifersman79906 ай бұрын
I remember a Playboy cartoon that had one of the rowers holding his hand up and saying “Yoo-Hoo! I think I’m getting a blister!”
@angbandsbane6 ай бұрын
@@jennifersman7990 Oh yeah, I remember that. I THINK that might have been "The Far Side," but yeah, that was a good one lol
@Jagdtoq10 жыл бұрын
Ramming speed was found to be maintainable for about a minute by the crew of the trireme Olympias so the one & quarter minute duration in this film was about right bearing in mind, shortly after ramming the crew would need to reverse like hell to release the ram, probably another 15 seconds.
@watchgoose5 жыл бұрын
hadn't thought about that!
@skerriesrockart5 жыл бұрын
Can you imagine trying to backwater in stroke under those conditions? It would be hell and that's without the risk of getting rammed,sunk or set on fire to worry about.
@fredblonder78504 жыл бұрын
Thanks for mentioning Olympias. ;-) I spent a total of six weeks rowing her. I think the preferred method of ramming is to strike a glancing blow, rip out a section of the other ship‘s hull and KEEP GOING in the same direction so as to avoid becoming a target.
@Battelfield2video4 жыл бұрын
Fred Blonder indeed. Also if you can break of the enemy ruders it becomes a sitting duck
@redwingrob1036 Жыл бұрын
WHAT kind of ~reme is this ship? DO you know? One 'bank' of oars; a monoreme? It's definitely not a quad or quinquereme.
@zmac86894 ай бұрын
One of the best movies to ever come out of Hollywood, Charlton Heston in one of his best roles, love this movie even have it on DVD.
@beth72345 жыл бұрын
I currently work a factory job. This is what happens to the rest of us when not enough of our co-workers decide to show up for work. :)
@Summersong22622 жыл бұрын
A few workers take the day off, it's your problem. If half of them take the day off, it's the bosses problem.
@David-vx4mxАй бұрын
One of the scenes I will never forget, it was so well performed by everyone. And yes, I still cry at the scene when Ben Hur gives Chrst the cup of water. A great film.
@delavalmilker5 жыл бұрын
Apparently Hollywood (a place that has totally lost any real creativity) tried to make a quick buck by re-making this movie. It bombed spectacularly.
@kbholla5 жыл бұрын
I would not even be able to maintain the drumming. Never forget how good we have it, in all seriousness.
@DRP01119 жыл бұрын
i was waiting for a 'warp speed mr sulu'
@janruudschutrups93825 жыл бұрын
I was looking for this comment. XD
@angbandsbane5 жыл бұрын
Dave Palomo: No, no, warp speed is too slow. They need to go right...to Ludicrous Speed!
@swaldron55585 ай бұрын
Helm, warp one engage!
@rubiconklbrutorowman75775 жыл бұрын
What a beautiful ship, NOT fake ship drew by computer, and WHAT a beautiful uniform of Roman commander indeed!
@swaldron55585 ай бұрын
Brilliant background.
@mikeowen75263 жыл бұрын
One of the best scenes in the film And one of the greatest films ever made 11 Oscar wins and an epic film too 😍. It has to be in everyone's film collection 😍
@davidcolantuono362210 жыл бұрын
This is briefly mentioned in "Titanic" (the popular 1997 James Cameron film) when Jack tells Rose after dinner in First Class: "Time for me to go row with the other slaves."
@denniscoffey1174 жыл бұрын
Obvious anachronism Dave. But maybe Jack was referring to the 1925 film adaptation!
@bluefire91474 жыл бұрын
Dennis Coffey Probably not, considering that the Titanic sank in 1912
@abrahemsamander39674 жыл бұрын
I think this may have already been a trope before these movies were made. And these films are just the most famous examples. I could be wrong though.
@DarqeDestroyer3 жыл бұрын
@@abrahemsamander3967 The novel Ben Hur came out in 1880.
@arianebolt1575Ай бұрын
It may have simply been a reference to the ancient practice, rather than a literary work.
@kerronmcsween60955 жыл бұрын
I know there is a new Ben Hur but I don't think the classic could be replaced😏, the classic is the best 😃👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
@alcd63337 жыл бұрын
Phenomenal scene. When they go to attack speed, the editing is amazing: you see images for about a half-second before it cuts to another and another...You can feel the intensity of what the rowers are going through.
@FsimulatorX9 жыл бұрын
1:17. when the commander said "battle speed.." the drummer looks at him like "What the hell are you thinking"
@watchgoose6 жыл бұрын
the hortator? I think it was the centurion standing by him.
@sifuhotman13004 жыл бұрын
I think not many knew he was actually testing the limits of his ship's slave crew. The commander's not doing it for shit's and giggles... Or for some cruel powerplay. Nor is he enjoying it. Great acting.
@caseyakasubzero3 жыл бұрын
Ramming speed is not just a threat to all men and women and children but the fate of the balance of the universe is some place in a far far away galaxy some one or something is working the ramming speed theory
@vickylynn87873 жыл бұрын
@@watchgoose yes. At 2:38. Lol like WTH?
@swaldron55585 ай бұрын
WTF!?!?
@anasantos2864 Жыл бұрын
I showed this to my students today to "illustrate" what a Galley ship was. They were entrance and they asked me to watch the movie! I am 65 years old, and still remember the first time my parents took me to watch it in a big cinema in Mexico City. Good movies are like a good wine. They just get better and better! There is only one Ben-Hur! By the way, at that time they didn't double the movies, we were "force" to read the Spanish Subtitles. Good exercise, and I was able to hear the stupendous voices of the actors and actresses of that era. 🙂
@L4zyasz Жыл бұрын
Is your name walter white?
@davidjamessheetsАй бұрын
You know the real Romans did not have galley slaves.
@p4ulth0m4s63 жыл бұрын
This is a Must see movie every Year, a Masterpiece that even modern Movie's can't handle.
@marioarguello6989 Жыл бұрын
Check out the 1926 version. If you think the chariot race in this one was brutal ...
5 ай бұрын
Diehard 1 on xmas
@Bloodlyshiva8 жыл бұрын
I note that the actual soldiers are like "What the bloody hell are you doing?!" First the drummer, then the commander.
@timothywong72808 жыл бұрын
"having fun dicking around with these slaves, testing 41, and playing a practical joke on the other ships of this fleet, they would be so confused as to what the hell the flagship is doing lol."
@williamayer29287 жыл бұрын
I actually wrote a comment like this on another copy of this video, from the perspective of the rest of the fleet, and how much CHAOS this scene would have wreaked upon it. Sudden acceleration, deceleration, going to a full stop. Rest of the fleet probably had to take evasive action to avoid an expensive oopsie moment XD
@willerwin32017 жыл бұрын
I think it makes a lot of sense, actually. The Consul knows his fleet will be going into action, so he needs to have the measure of what he can get out of the rowing crew. It's brutal and inhumane, but without an exercise like this, he won't know how much he can get out of his ship, and his crew won't know what to expect.
@watchgoose5 жыл бұрын
hortator, not drummer. But yes. And the centurion was concerned.
@skerriesrockart5 жыл бұрын
The dude in the chair was doing it to fuck with Ben Hur.. He had been giving him dirty looks and he didn't like it. The other officers didn't know he was doing it out of malice but they didn't want the rowers all dead before they'd seen battle.
@GeneraalvanBaal11 жыл бұрын
This scene defines why a movie is 'classic'. Thumbs up for this awesome film
@pp31227 күн бұрын
Part of the greatness of this scene is the editing---a true a masterclass in the art of editing. The other huge factor of course is the music.
@112steinway10 жыл бұрын
Prepare for...ludicrous speed!
@matthewgoodman75886 жыл бұрын
No, prepare for plaid speed!
@eldorados_lost_searcher6 жыл бұрын
112steinway Sir, you should buckle in!
@joansmith60926 жыл бұрын
112steinway I read Heston's journal, he called this scene a bone breaker.
@mindaugaspetkus05 жыл бұрын
Prepare for Lightspeed!
@petrchlupac18375 жыл бұрын
Unchain 41'.
@broncodeviltexas8 жыл бұрын
One day Charleton Heston came to where I worked and as he was hurriedly being wisked away I always regretted not saying to him "Thank You, 41!"
@watchgoose6 жыл бұрын
wisk was a laundry detergent. perhaps you mean whisked?
@palangnar35885 жыл бұрын
Are telling the real thing ?!
@douglasskaalrud68655 жыл бұрын
bronco devil I’m so sorry he soiled your place of employ.
@TheLarryBrown2 жыл бұрын
You should have told him "You look like good 'people.'"
@swaldron55585 ай бұрын
Ask for a autograph?
@bensisko4651 Жыл бұрын
In my opinion, the greatest movie ever made. (And a mighty cold blooded scene lol)
@chrispile38786 ай бұрын
The Ten Commandments was better.
@vickieoglesby5369 жыл бұрын
Come on..people..can you all just stop nitpicking for a moment..and just ENJOY the FUCKING CLIP?! This in entertainment and should be viewed as such!!
@rachelreid86218 жыл бұрын
thank you
@brendanmccallion235010 жыл бұрын
This must have been an absolute grueling scene to shoot. One can only imagine. Thats what makes this scene so great.
@heidiwilks53167 жыл бұрын
I read that the original sequence was actually too easy, as the oars were floating in mid-air (as the ship was a set and not actually on water), and so the extras were clearly "rowing" without effort. They tried a second take with the extras simulating effort, but the oars were still obviously moving without any resistance. So they finally reported to putting springs on each oar in order to get a an reasonably accurate simulation of the paddles plowing through water.
@lifeskater98996 жыл бұрын
Wow! Thanks for the behind-the-scenes info!
@Algernon76 жыл бұрын
Very cool! It definitely looks like there is real resistance behind each row.
@chairmanwario3 жыл бұрын
I used to think the old classic movies were boring. But they really do have something that today's movies don't. A scene like this, for example, can't be replicated today and have the same impact.
@FreemanicParacusia Жыл бұрын
Back then you didn’t have CGI programs like Massive. To film a scene where two armies slammed into each other you needed an ARMY of extras. Every man filmed here was doing the strenuous work on display.
@sirxavior15837 жыл бұрын
Way better then the remake, keep in mind the original Ben Hur took 20 years to produce.
@TESkyrimizer4 жыл бұрын
What the actual fuck that cant be right
@jonathanhall7334Ай бұрын
The 1959 version isn't the original it was first made in the 1920's.
@LuisSandoval1138 Жыл бұрын
Everything in this scene is a filmmaking masterclass. Directing, acting, editing, lighting, music scoring, sound, production/art design.
@ivanmartorell87022 жыл бұрын
Ben-Hur had the largest budget ($15.175 million), as well as the largest sets built, of any film produced at the time. Costume designer Elizabeth Haffenden oversaw a staff of 100 wardrobe fabricators to make the costumes, and a workshop employing 200 artists and workmen provided the hundreds of friezes and statues needed in the film. Filming commenced on May 18, 1958, and wrapped on January 7, 1959, with shooting lasting for 12 to 14 hours a day and six days a week. Pre-production began in Italy at Cinecittà around October 1957, and post-production took six months.
@redwingrob1036 Жыл бұрын
GIVE me old Hollywood any day! NOT today's; the rectum of America 💩 ☹️
@mjw1955 Жыл бұрын
You got that right!. But I once heard Charlton Heston (when he was still of sound mind) say that the budget was $12 million, which he figured would have been $200 million in today's dollar. And those oarsmen earned all that sweat- you can't see it but the ends of the oars were attached to some real, super thick rubber bands.
@janetduhon25356 жыл бұрын
I would love to see Ben Hur on the big screen again.
@Mdebacle5 жыл бұрын
Ben-Hur 60th Anniversary. In Theaters Apr 14, Apr 17. TCM Big Screen Classics Presents ...
@Mdebacle5 жыл бұрын
@Dawson Douglas As Charlton Heston said in Omega Man, "Nope, they sure don't make 'em like that anymore."
@Emma-iv6ug5 жыл бұрын
@Dawson Douglas i saw it a couple days ago for the first time on the bog screen. I loved it too ❤
@schallrd14 жыл бұрын
This was meant to be seen on the big screen.
@faustopacheco1209 ай бұрын
they will make him black
@keithorr312410 жыл бұрын
Intriguing is it not? That Hawkins as Quintus Arrius can convey and telegraph more menace and a sense of good old fashion Roman ruthlessness just by arching his left eyebrow than most so called heavies in today's contemporary cinema are capable of mustering up in a single performance.
@NeroBlack220010 жыл бұрын
I love Hawkins. The moment I saw him, I knew that was a man to watch. When I first experienced this and Lawrence of Arabia, I had no idea he played roles in both.
@stormcutter595 жыл бұрын
Because Hollywood today doesnt know how real people act. Evil to them is a cartoonish image of yelling and obvious malice. Nothing subtle about it
@josebelindo16415 жыл бұрын
THE BRIDGE ON THE RIVER KWAI is great and pathetic watch his TV series the 4 Just Men
@sifuhotman13004 жыл бұрын
The commander is testing the limits of his slaves. Useful and necessary information in combat against enemy ships. How long can they keep things up? He's ruthless perhaps though he's not enjoying it. Great acting.
@zmac86894 ай бұрын
Yes British acting at it's best. Jack Hawkins
@oncall214 жыл бұрын
This soundtrack goes through my head every morning in peak hour traffic as I drive to work!!!!
@TTundragrizzly6 ай бұрын
Ramming speed lol
@kevint.hurlbut29249 жыл бұрын
"All right, men! Captain wants to water ski!"
@swaldron55585 ай бұрын
Lol true!
@Rickwmc10 жыл бұрын
This galley scene reminds me of some telemarketing jobs I had.
@adema19785 жыл бұрын
Your adherence clerk was whipping you?
@eleo_b5 жыл бұрын
Spartaculus Jones • even the lousiest job I’ve had wasn’t as bad as this.
@Rickwmc4 жыл бұрын
@@eleo_b I was speaking in jest. Good luck, friend.
@Woozler5544 жыл бұрын
Spartaculus Jones - Galley slave is a better occupation. More benefits. Telemarketing has to be the worst job in the world.
@chemkouv4 жыл бұрын
I WAS LOOKING IF THERE IS A TITLE FOR THE DRUMMER SO I CAN JOKE ABOUT IT WITH MY TELEMARKETING SUPERVISOR!
@francescomazzella73809 жыл бұрын
Yes :) absolutely one of the greatest scenes ever made :)
@guidoharmeling58727 жыл бұрын
Not even the presentday film Gladiator could match with this Icon-film.
@fahey57193 ай бұрын
BETTER than modern. They don't make this kind of movies any more. No CGI, no steroid soaked Rambo Terminator muscles, what you see is the real thing. Plus the camera angles, the editing, the gloomy illumination, the Music! The evil Consul says more by his evil looks than by opening his mouth. Superb.
@tjimicole26778 жыл бұрын
"Row, row, Roman boat, on the silver screen..."
@missyadams7 жыл бұрын
;D lol
@AlbertM1704 жыл бұрын
Merrily merrily merrily merrily Now give us Ramming Speed
@oldrocker744 жыл бұрын
@@AlbertM170 Good one! LOL!!!!
@manospondylus48968 жыл бұрын
Slaves, I have good and bad news for you: the good news: today you get half a peanut more as a salary, the bad news: the captain wants to try out water-skiing.
@luminous65208 жыл бұрын
+Disappointed Turtle Actually, after Augustus, the rowers of the Roman Navy weren't slaves, they were trained and paid as marines.
@manospondylus48968 жыл бұрын
+The Canadian Patriot I know that, but they were slaves in the movie
@joshyochoa31547 жыл бұрын
Disappointed Turtle Fffvvvvvvvvv.
@mindstorms2476 жыл бұрын
I’ll spit upon the idol for which you stand.
@manospondylus48966 жыл бұрын
Jeremy W. what?
@by200410 жыл бұрын
Unbelievable scene. Can still recall when I saw it as a kid on tv and I thought it was so cool yet hard to watch.
@majdo0078 ай бұрын
Now this is a Movie.
@CWPTraining2 жыл бұрын
When I'm watching a long movie and I get so exhausted I can't keep my eyes open until the end I think of this scene and it inspires me to keep watching the film to the end no matter how tired I get
@banibratachaudhury959910 жыл бұрын
This movie can't forget ever.thank you
@nemeanlioness9 жыл бұрын
even as a kid this movie was epic, watching this it still is
@spiritgirl411929 жыл бұрын
I loved the music during this part and then it starts to speed up just as the galley slaves start speeding up.
@cameliad35228 жыл бұрын
+spiritgirl41192 same here...despite the fact it looks so damn tiring it makes you want to do the same :D
@bowlingsam6620 Жыл бұрын
What a handsome man Charlton Heston was!
@user-ss7fg9pr8e15 күн бұрын
Ma mère était raide dingue de lui😂
@twiface695 жыл бұрын
"Contrary to some popular belief, the Roman navy did not use slaves at any time to man the oars of its ships; the concept of the ‘galley slave’ chained to his oar was an invention of the sixteenth to eighteenth centuries AD and unknown in the ancient world. The crews of Roman warships were free men from the citizen levy, allied contingents supplied by treaty and volunteers.” Michael Pitassi, The Roman Navy: Ships, Men & Warfare 350 BC-AD 475 (Yorkshire: Seaforth Publishing, 2012), 61. This isn't historically accurate, but it's a great scene nonetheless.
@matthewcreech82595 жыл бұрын
Thanks for actually providing a real resource than.just spouting off silly nonsense.
@Rozsaphile4 жыл бұрын
Also, didn't the Romans rely more on pulling aside with grappling hooks? No matter; it's a terrific scene.
@arianebolt15752 жыл бұрын
You'd have to take care of the galley rowers, feed them, train them. It makes more sense with volunteers than people who had the misfortune to be captured.
@chrisbailey7550 Жыл бұрын
@@arianebolt1575 I don't know about the Romans, but in the 16th and 17th centuries European navies and North African pirates used slaves to row gallies. At the Siege of Malta, both De Valetta, and Barbarossa, were former galley slaves.
@Zephaniah700 Жыл бұрын
Facts: Always ruining my fun. 😕
@clovisdacruz60784 жыл бұрын
I remember watching this as a kid on vhs a very long time ago. I was so terrified for the fate of these rowers. Even though this video is just under 5 minutes it felt like it would never end.
@JohnDoe-et8th2 жыл бұрын
And this is nothing compared to the scene where the chained rower sees the ram of an enemy ship coming straight at him through the hole in the hull and can do NOTHING ABOUT IT.
@RamdomView4 жыл бұрын
Studies of ancient literature show that rowing slaves were _very_ rare, especially for military ships. The majority of galley rowers were instead volunteers, so no need for whippers. Excellent coordination is required to do the job right. Military ships in particular expect to be involved in boarding actions, so having the entire crew being willing fighters is greatly preferable to having to keep a watch on the slaves. The trope of galley slaves came about during the Renaissance and early modern period (~1400-1700) when guns and cannons became the primary weapon used in the Mediterranean. Cannons do not need the careful manuevering required for boarding and ramming.
@CorekBleedingHollow8 жыл бұрын
That drumming looks pretty tiring too.
@davidjacobs85585 жыл бұрын
I doubt they used drum back in the days, but if they did, surely they used smaller drum sticks.
@guyboost73114 жыл бұрын
If Alan Myers 🥁 of The Iconic Future Rock Band DEVO was doing The Drumming For This Ship ! The Ship would travel to the Speed of 100 Miles per hour , Whip it DEVO posted by Bohemia After Dark ! Thank You !
@sergiogaucistonepecker50663 жыл бұрын
@Ironclaw XII and how do you know ? where you there ?
@TheTemplier244 жыл бұрын
My wife demands the same performance from me.
@Rollanotheronemyfriend6 ай бұрын
Ramming speed?
@michaelford11245 ай бұрын
@@Rollanotheronemyfriend lmfao! i hope theres a drummer in the room too!
@Rollanotheronemyfriend5 ай бұрын
@@michaelford1124 Lol
@swaldron55585 ай бұрын
Rowing boat at local park’s pond?
@irvinetustin5 ай бұрын
Why does this scene remind me of my days as an athlete with my teammates dealing with our coach during practice?
@hild5682 жыл бұрын
First movie I've been remember from my childhood. My grandpa redordered this on VHS. Goosebumps
@daralzand10 жыл бұрын
Anyone notice the face the Hortator is pulling at 3:27. He be like "fuckin hell i didnt sign up for this"
@swaldron55585 ай бұрын
Deserve pay rise!
@nautilusnexus512010 жыл бұрын
MOST-BRUTAL-SCENE-EVER!!!
@johnmcgourn9667 Жыл бұрын
Ben-Hur filming locations Italy Mexico
@elizabethroberts621510 ай бұрын
@@johnmcgourn9667……also,Nthn Africa, & Rome………
@ericjohnson83363 жыл бұрын
One of the most extraordinary scenes ever committed to film.
@jonglewongle34385 жыл бұрын
" There's a Jew outside. He wants to see the Tribune Massala. He says he's a prince. ". " Then treat him like one ". Three years in the galleys.
@exs18034 жыл бұрын
This is one of the most memorable scene in the movie, besides the Parade of The Charioteers. And one of my favorite. On its own the music alone is a Tour De Force. Coupled with with actions, the whole sequence is awesome, spectacular!
@davidlindburg1921 Жыл бұрын
My favourite scene. The facial expressions are priceless. Especially love how the Captain glances to the Consul and back to the rowers. All the bosses are nervous (except the Consul) and the prisoners rowing for ther lives.
@pamelabillings4293 Жыл бұрын
The Captain knew not to say anything. Otherwise, he would have an ore in his hands.😂
@brendanmccallion23508 жыл бұрын
Play this music on the rowing machine, toughest work out you will ever have guaranteed :P
@debrun0077 жыл бұрын
Brilliant idea..
@AngryHistorian876 жыл бұрын
My thoughts exactly.
@golddie86 жыл бұрын
I play this Every time, and dread the point when he says ramming speed 😐
@otleon6 жыл бұрын
Brendan McCallion Totally agreed! It motivates me as hell!!
@lifeskater98996 жыл бұрын
Hey, I like your idea!
@JOHN----DOE7 жыл бұрын
I can hear a couple of bosses saying the equivalent to me of, "We keep you alive to serve this ship. Row well, and live."
@CanadianMonarchist4 жыл бұрын
"Miss Gilmore, how would you describe the way your mother runs her household?" "Have you ever seen the galley sequence from Ben-Hur?"
@Bloodlyshiva Жыл бұрын
What is that quote from?
@CanadianMonarchist Жыл бұрын
@@Bloodlyshiva The Gilmore Girls- a late 90s/early 00s comedy drama
@powerist2098 жыл бұрын
And this provide image for insides of Battlefleet Gothic. Except replace rowers with trying to pull a giant shell into a cannon with ropes.
@vicki15485 ай бұрын
Saw this when it first came out in 1959. I was just a kid but it had a huge effect on me. Not many movies have ever surpassed it. Masterpiece.
@marty94042 жыл бұрын
When Roman's speak in a British accent, you know it's snuggle times with some popcorn.
@jamesbowman81382 жыл бұрын
Rome was Britain 🇮🇹 =🇬🇧
@TheLarryBrown2 жыл бұрын
Anytime is snuggle time as far as I'm concerned, no Romans, Brits, nir popcorn required.
@exposingproxystalkingorgan41642 жыл бұрын
This rowing scene was intense.
@Gavlavyus_Rumi3 жыл бұрын
Best movie I have ever watch
@JoeTaclas-cc3rw6 ай бұрын
This is a masterclass in editing!!!!this
@luisramos61396 ай бұрын
Humongous drummer man. He must a train heavily for this scene. Wow ! An A+ actor.
@williamtaylor99666 ай бұрын
Who could have ever imagined that he became an Admiral (In the Bond film - ‘A Spy who loved me’) - and later the eponymous ‘M’ in subsequent ‘Bond’ movies! -- Quite some promotion!!
@toasterpastries58116 жыл бұрын
*SO MUCH MALE PRIVILEGE*
@Woozler5544 жыл бұрын
And notice how they're all WHITE!
@thephilosophyofrights86884 жыл бұрын
You're joking right!?
@fistinyourface70533 жыл бұрын
Oh yeah, especially those slaves are sooo privileged.
@childwaters3 жыл бұрын
The enslaved women were being raped and used for breeding on a daily basic. Which would you prefer?
@keithorr332711 жыл бұрын
Visually stunning in its own way as "the parting of the Red Sea" in DeMille's "The 10 Commandments". Ralph E. Winter's editing perfectly in sync with Miklos Rozsa's fully orchestrated score for "the rowing of the galley slaves" lends this scene a heightened sense of drama and intensity that simply doesn't exist, in some cases, with most contemporary films today relying too heavily instead on CGI effects to convey the elements of a story.
@JohnDoe-et8th2 жыл бұрын
And cheesy synthesized scores to badly-composed music. Everything is done on the cheap with CGI. The irony is, it seems to cost more.
@dck578Ай бұрын
The effect of seeing this movie in the great Saxon Theater in Boston in 1959 cannot be overestimated. I honestly feel sorry for young people who see a film now filled with "special effects" which aren't really but merely computer generated. This galley scene carries such impact, but then it pales when the movie gets to the chariot race. Those are real horses, real chariots, with real actors and stuntmen actually racing around the course. Nothing like that now.
@NoBody-qh9ee10 ай бұрын
Ben Hur , El Sid, Ten commandments are all my childhood with Charlton Heston... Masterpiece movies
@shanghaibennyii65658 жыл бұрын
Got some bad news for you today, slaves...the consul wants to go water skiing.
@zachzent82877 жыл бұрын
Scawking Bumumumumumumumumumumumumu
@stevewatt87724 жыл бұрын
That must just about be the oldest joke in the world.
@christopherhennings66156 жыл бұрын
I need the rowing music for work... motivating. :-D
@AkameGaKill1942 жыл бұрын
Back when films didn't care about money and cared about the actual plot ,imagination and love for immersing people with the fantasy of being in the movie or living throughout different time periods. People actual had connection with their characters one way or another for example on the move 'The Princess Bride', the character , inigo montoya had personal connection with his character because his father died of cancer. And in the movie his father is killed by the six fingers man. So when he kills the six fingers man he in a sense felt like he had killed the cancer that killed his father.