Ben-Hur

Ben-Hur (1959)

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Continuity mistake: The chariot race begins with 9 chariots. During the race, 6 of them crash (including Messala's), but after Judah crosses the finish line, we see there are still 3 chariots behind him, making a total of 10.

mdwalker

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Suggested correction: Sorry, but this has been marked as a duplicate mistake. The original mistake (https://www.moviemistakes.com/film143/entry950) has been listed since 2001.

Super Grover

Revealing mistake: During the chariot race, where the contestants are riding towards the screen, tyre tracks from the camera vehicle are clearly visible imprinted in the sand. (00:20:50)

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Trivia: The spectator crowd in the chariot race scene was partially made up of small wood models.

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