Nobody Noticed When These Wardrobe Fails Landed On the Big Screen

Ben Hur (1959)

Charles Heston was so excited about his big new performance that he was totally unaware that the Star of David he was wearing in Ben Hur wasn't actually authentic. In fact, the first record of associating the Star of David with Judaism was sometime in the 12th century. However, the iconic six-pointed star has no biblical or Talmudic authority.

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Post originally appeared on Inside Mystery.