..in every way" after so many years.One is a Roman, one is a Jew.Messala realizes it will be a difficult province to govern and asks for Ben-Hur""s help and advice.Ben-Hur is opposed to Roman domination and suggests: "Withdraw your legions.Give us our freedom." But Messala cannot - he is second in command to the new governor who will arrive in a few days with two more legions...and the girl who made him a man!Give this cowboy enough rope and he""ll land MARILYN MONROE in BUS STOPThere was only one Academy Award nomination for the film - Don Murray for Best Supporting Actor as an over-acting sexist hick, although he was tauted as hunky (irrespective of his depiction of an uncultured rube) on one of the film""s posters: "Introducing Hollywood""s newest hunk of man.It was filled with the comedian""s trademark physical gags, intricately-choreographed and acrobatic vaudeville stunts, visually-witty humor and amazing special effects (an explosive billiard ball, a trap door, etc.Mills were humming with activity - Buildings climbed skyward, monuments o commerce and profession.The three men from different walks of life, who will soon be called to war, are introduced:"Here ""Slim"" Jensen worked.The creative team had made other films in the previous five years that were also considered equally controversial (and challenging to the mainstream), including:The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp (1943)A Matter of Life and Death (1946)Black Narcissus (1947)TheRed Shoestale was derived - metaphorically - from Danish writer Hans Christian Andersen""s disquieting and tragic children""s story of the same name published in 1845.