GREAT MOVIES FROM GREAT BOOKS

Many fine books have been made into movies. A few of these have shone even brighter in the film medium than they did on the printed page. Here are a few examples.....feel free to post YOUR "book-to-movie" favorites.

BEN HUR is tied with two other movies for having been awarded the most Oscars in a particular year - a total of five. The other two films are TITANIC and RETURN OF THE KING. The clip below is the famous chariot race from Ben Hur....accomplished long before CGI was available.