" He died in his daughter""s arms, as Cassian arrived to pull her away to join the small group of surviving Rebels, who all escaped in a stolen Imperial cargo shuttle (piloted by Bodhi and K-2SO).Wyler had been an ""extras"" director on the set of DeMille""s original film in the silent era.MGM""sBen-Hur: A Tale of the Christ (1925), featuring a cast of 125,000, cost about $4 million to make after shooting began on location in Italy, in 1923, and starred silent screen idols Ramon Novarro and Francis X.Phelps had the advantage, using a suction cup on each hand to steady himself and reach the back of the train, while Ethan tenuously held on.Mendez again repeated: "Glory be to the Bomb and to the holy fallout as it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end, Amen.Film Notables (Awards, Facts, etc.)This third film was the most critically-acclaimed, popular, and highest-grossing film of the original series.