Actor: Jack Hawkins

Jack Hawkins was for a period the most popular British film star, playing officers and officials in The Bridge on the River Kwai, Ben-Hur, Lawrence of Arabia and The League of Gentlemen.

His larynx was removed in 1966 due to cancer, and he continued acting with his voice dubbed by other actors, which is an unusual and difficult arrangement.

Zulu gives him a missionary, and he worked until his death in 1973.

Ben-Hur (1959) film posterCharlton Heston

Ben-Hur (1959) Review

Ben-Hur is one of the great American historical epics and the production that established the commercial and creative ceiling for biblical-era cinema. He had directed Wuthering Heights, Mrs. Miniver, The Best Years of Our Lives, and various other major productions.

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