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"Ben-Hur is a tale of love, forgiveness, redemption, and the power of faith, its author Lew Wallace died in Crawfordsville, Indiana in 1905, but his story lives on, five years after his death Indiana honored him with a statue in the capitol. It’s been said that Ben-Hur brought millions to their feet to cheer and more millions to their knees to pray, I hoped you enjoyed it as well, I’m Charlton Heston, thank you for watching."
"Kathleen Barr — Esther"
"Tabitha St. Germain — Miriam"
"Long John Baldry — Balthazer"
"Gerard Plunkett – Pontius Pilate"
"Charlton Heston — Judah Ben-Hur"
"I’m Charlton Heston, I’d like to tell you a story. The tale of Ben Hur has been around for over a hundred and twenty years, it was written in the nineteenth century by a man named Lew Wallace, a Civil War general, then stationed at a remote Indiana outpost, a famous Union Commander, he fought at Shiloh, Monocacy, and Cincinnati, General Wallace was no stranger to war, he could have written stories of battle and conquest, but instead he chose to tell us a tale of faith and forgiveness, the story of a brave Hebrew Prince, and how his life was changed by Jesus Christ. In 1880 the first edition of Wallace’s novel Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ was published, it was the first American novel to sell more than a million copies, and in the 1890s it was made into a stage play where the famous chariot race was performed with horses on a treadmill, this production toured the nation and became a staple of the American theater. Ben Hur has also been adapted three times for film including a silent movie with Ramon Novarro and even as a musical. Widely translated into many languages, Ben Hur is a classic tale of love, forgiveness, and redemption, known throughout the world. I’m pleased to present to you the animated version of this wonderful story based on the original novel by Lew Wallace: Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ."
"Scott McNeil — Jesus"
"Willow Johnson — Tirzah"
"Barbara Goodson as Mrs. Lussac."
"George Wendt as Gigi."
"Patrick d'Assumçao as Gigi."
"Sarah Lynn Dawson as The Mother."
"Tara Sands as Baby's Mother."
"Victoire Du Bois as Gabrielle."
"Jonny Mars as Raouf."
"Anouar H. Smaine as The Father."
"Hakim Faris as Naoufel."
"Nicole Favart as Mrs. Lussac."
"Hichem Mesbah as The Father."
"Céline Ronté as Baby's Mother."
"The Father: I never said it was easy. You can't win every time. That's life."
"Dev Patel as Naoufel."
"Myriam Loucif as The Mother."
"Alia Shawkat as Gabrielle."
"That it must be peaceful to be cut off from the world like that. To see nothing... hear nothing..."
"Bellamine Abdelmalek as Raouf."
"Our young friend's name is Chirin. He has more energy than all the other lambs in the pasture put together. He wears a ringing bell around his neck, and although Chirin likes the sound, it is there to help his Mother find him if he gets lost... or fall if he doesn't watch where he is going."
"When we are young, we don't know a lot of things. But the small amount of knowledge we do possess makes us happy. Knowing our home, our friends, how to get places, and maybe how to get back. The world is a strange new place; a great puzzle. Sights, sounds, and smells are it's pieces. We see things we know nothing about; things that surprise us, and sometimes sadden us. But as we explore and grow, the time comes when we learn; we learn about the world and we grow older."
"Chirin couldn't understand what his mother had done to deserve dying at the hands of the Wolf King. What did any of the sheep do for that matter? But the Wolf still came and the sheep still died; helpless at the fangs of their enemy. Nature had been unfair to Chirin... and to his mother."
"Chirin tried to tell the frightened sheep that he had once lived with in the meadow, but no one believed him. The creature they saw before them was not one of their kind. Chirin was neither wolf nor sheep, he was an animal which only caused fear and terror. He wouldn't find a home again with the sheep of his childhood; and without the Wolf, Chirin realized he had no home at all."
"To turn out like this is the fate of every wolf. I always knew I would die in some feud, at the hands of someone stronger. But I'm glad that the one who did it was you."
"[final lines] The Snow fell for days without letting up, covering the ground with a smooth white blanket. Whatever happened on that mountain, whatever happened in that meadow, was covered up without a trace to remind those who had witnessed it. And later, some claimed to remember Chirin as a lamb, others said he was a spirit from the mountain. But they were too wrapped up with their own lives to worry about it for long. And one night during a terrible blizzard, the gentle sound of a bell was heard. But the sheep in the meadow never saw Chirin again."
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"Jack Mercer as King Little"
"Poor, poor, foolish little people. Look what you've done. Now go ahead, break your nutshell heads over your songs! But did you have to break Glory's heart, King Little? Because you were thoughtless and selfish...and you, Bombo! O mighty warrior...what have you won? You were too stubborn to think. Too busy quarreling to lend ear to the harmony that might have been yours. But now in your sorrow and despair, perhaps you'll listen to your songs as they might be sung."
"Fred Shields as King Bombo"
"Forever, forever, There won't be anyone but you. Remember I'm true, my sweet. Forever, forever, You'll share in everything I do, And keep smiling through, my sweet. I'll have just you here in my heart, And I'll trust you though we're apart. So, forever, forever, My guiding angel you will be, So always have faith in me."
"Faithful, remember, that whatever I do, I'm always faithful, my love. Faithful, with all my soul and thankful for you, Who came from heaven above. We'll dance tonight together, On a world with me we'll find. So I'll be faithful and faithful as I, Promise to be, and you'll be mine, all mine."
"I hear a dream all day A dream that calls to me Come home again, you sailor man… sailor man… Home again to the sea."
"Two hearts and a wedding broken by a melody? Incredible! Hold on! I have an idea that might turn this malice into a melody! Sing "Faithful" and "Forever" together, as one song!"
"Sam Parker as Lemuel Gulliver"
"Pinto Colvig as Gabby"
"Come now, don't let my size frighten you."
"[he and the guards have Prince David on the ground with their swords pointing at him, but are blown backwards and Gulliver's hand appears, rescues Prince David, and hides him] Where is he? Where did he go? [to Princess Glory] Concealing a spy - and at a time of war too. That makes it worse. [Princess Glory turns away from him; to the guards] Carry on with the search, men! [Gulliver picks Princess Glory up without Gabby noticing] Mind you, your father will hear this! [sees Princess Glory has disappeared]"
"[repeated line] There's a giant on the beach!"
"[having read King Bombo's letter] Guards! Guards! Guards! Guards! Bombo's attacking! Bombo's attacking! It's war! Bombo's attacking! [Neighbor: "What?!"] Bombo's attacking! It's war! It's war! To the beach! To the beach!"
Young though he was, his radiant energy produced such an impression of absolute reliability that Hedgewar made him the first sarkaryavah, or general secretary, of the RSS.
- Gopal Mukund Huddar
Largely because of the influence of communists in London, Huddar's conversion into an enthusiastic supporter of the fight against fascism was quick and smooth. The ease with which he crossed from one worldview to another betrays the fact that he had not properly understood the world he had grown in.
Huddar would have been 101 now had he been alive. But then centenaries are not celebrated only to register how old so and so would have been and when. They are usually celebrated to explore how much poorer our lives are without them. Maharashtrian public life is poorer without him. It is poorer for not having made the effort to recall an extraordinary life.
I regret I was not there to listen to Balaji Huddar's speech [...] No matter how many times you listen to him, his speeches are so delightful that you feel like listening to them again and again.
By the time he came out of Franco's prison, Huddar had relinquished many of his old ideas. He displayed a worldview completely different from that of the RSS, even though he continued to remain deferential to Hedgewar and maintained a personal relationship with him.