Every day, come rain or shine or internet tubes breaking, Film School Rejects showcases a trailer from the past. The word “epic” gets thrown around a lot today. Almost as much as “awesome.” It’s been all but rendered meaningless when connected to how great those buffalo wings were or how pleasing it was to hear the news that the local library was extending its hours. But EPIC used to mean something. And when it did mean something, it was this. This trailer. This movie. All the splendor of Golden Age Hollywood shoved onto a chariot with Charlton Heston cracking the whip and charging full speed ahead. Check out the trailer for yourself:

Yesterday was a tough day for movie fans, and even after writing a lot about Leslie Nielsen, it’s things like this old (unsuccessful) screen test for Ben-Hur that forces a smile even after devastating news. Nielsen did a great job here in the role that would go to Stephen Boyd in William Wyler’s classic. He may have not gotten the part, but his career speaks for itself. All we can do is sit back and enjoy this visual aid in imagining what could have been. [Roger Ebert]

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