While this movie should have belonged to Vivien Leigh Brando stole every scene that he was in announcing his arrival. It remains one of his most famous and memorable performances.
And what a breakthrough it turned out to be as Brando went on to be nominated for a Best Actor Oscar, the picture also received a nod.
But what is so great about this movie is it has remained untarnished over time and still remains one of the best ensemble movies to ever grace the big screen.
Another big genre of the decade came in form of the sword and sandal movie, and there was non bigger than Ben Hur.
In the Roman province of Judea, Jews return to the city of their birth for the census. A bright star in the night over Bethlehem marks the birth of Jesus Christ.
Years later, Roman commander Messala (Stephen Boyd), who was brought up in Judea, takes command of the Roman garrison in Jerusalem. His Jewish boyhood friend Judah Ben-Hur (Charlton Heston) greets him. Messala is delighted.
But when Judah refuses to name Jewish patriots, Messala sentences him to the slave galleys and imprisons his mother, Miriam (Martha Scott), and sister, Tirzah (Cathy O'Donnell). Judah vows revenge.
The chariot race still remains one of the most exciting and spectacular action sequences ever committed to film.
Ben Hur dominated the Academy Awards winning eleven gongs, matched only by Titanic and Lord of the Rings: Return of the King.
But there were other movies such as Bridge Over the River Kwai, High Noon, Vertigo, All About Eve and African Queen that remain some of the greatest ever movies.
FemaleFirst Helen Earnshaw