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Derek Elley, author of Epic Film, suggests that Ben Hur, made in 1959, marks the zenith of the Hollywood cycle. The opening sequences to The Big Country (1958) and Grand Prix (1966) function this way. On 1 August 1960 it was finally agreed Dalton Trumbo and Howard Fast would be openly acknowledged for their roles in writing the film. After the studio broke down the entire production team of a movie would be hired on contract. The memo concludes wearily, We all hope we shall resolve other credits within the next two weeks.

Slaves, who seek overthrow Roman authority and establish a just society, have American voices. By the mid 1950s the length of the credits at the start of had become the subject of jokes shared by film-makers and audiences. Almost certainly the manacled fist of the slave, symbol of defiance in captivity, was made for the sequence rather than found in a museum.

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