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Victor Mature or Charlton Heston, who was the better Biblical hero?

Just like the title says - who was the better Biblical hero, Victor Mature or his successor, Charlton Heston?

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I loved Charlton Heston in Ben Hur. He was a great Moses and he was even great as John the Baptist in Greatest Story Ever Told. The only movies I've seen Mature in are The Robe, Demetrius and the Gladiators, and Samson and Delilah. He was good as Samson. Only I thought he was kind of fat. He should've worked out more. He was good as Demetrius, but he can't come up to Heston in Ben Hur. I'd say the winner is Charlton Heston. Heston, I believe, could've played anyone in the Bible.

Did you know they were considering Burt Lancaster for Samson. They were even considering Lancaster for Demetrius in The Robe. Thank God Victor Mature got those roles instead. Lancaster would've been terrible.

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I heard about Lancaster being offered those roles, and I think his primary advantage was that he was in better shape than Mature.

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Yeah, he was in good shape, but nowhere near Steve Reeves. I'm glad Victor Mature played the role, but if Steve Reeves played Samson that would've been even better.

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Steve Reeves would have owned as Samson no doubt. But he got to be Hercules, which was cool too.

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Yeah, he was a great Hercules. I think the one thing that saved Victor Mature in Samson and Delilah is the scene when he defeats the whole Philistine army. They made it so believable.

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the scene when he defeats the whole Philistine army.


Is that where he killed them with "the jawbone of an ass"?

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Did you know they were considering Burt Lancaster for Samson. They were even considering Lancaster for Demetrius in The Robe. Thank God Victor Mature got those roles instead. Lancaster would've been terrible.

Why?

Why do you think Burt Lancaster would have been "terrible"?

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Why?

Why do you think Burt Lancaster would have been "terrible"?



The only thing I could see working against Burt Lancaster as Samson would be his very New Y 16d0 ork accent in an ancient biblical setting may have been a little out of place (whereas Victor Mature had a more neutral, less regional voice), not that it stopped him from being awesome as a French WWII freedom fighter in "The Train".

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Victor Mature without question. He never took himself too seriously as an actor. Heston was a little overbearing at times. I think Mature was a very charismatic actor and could also play the ordinary man better than Heston.

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Heston was a ham and too humorless for my taste. He was a bit much, but perfect in the right role.

Victor Mature was A MOVE STAR. He had an incredible screen presence and was a lot more likable.

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