Watch: The making of the sea-galley sequence in Ben-Hur

The chariot race isn’t the only big action sequence in Ben-Hur. The story also includes a naval battle that has played a big part in nearly all dramatic versions of the story. And now, to promote the newest film’s Digital HD release, we have a clip from one of the new featurettes that looks at how the sea-galley sequence was put together.

Here is the clip, courtesy of Nerd Reactor:

The film is out on Digital HD now and comes to DVD and Blu-Ray on December 13.

Check out earlier trailers and other videos here:

• The first domestic and international trailers, the ‘Welcome to ShareBenHur.com’ video, and the Entertainment Tonight promo (March 16, 2016)
• The ‘Epic Faith’ trailer (March 23, 2016)
• The ‘Rodrigo Santoro as Jesus’ featurette (March 25, 2016)
• The second faith-based trailer (June 8, 2016)
• The Entertainment Tonight reports (June 11, 2016)
• The ‘Chariot Race’ featurette and Entertainment Tonight report (June 13, 2016)
• The ‘Epic’ featurette (July 6, 2016)
• The ‘Ceasefire’ music video (July 13, 2016)
• The ‘Revolution’, ‘Spark’, ‘Legend’ and ‘Combo’ TV spots (July 18, 2016)
• The ‘Back to You’ music video (July 21, 2016)
• The second domestic and international trailer (July 25, 2016)
• The ‘Jesus the Carpenter’, ‘Jesus Helps Judah’, ‘Jesus Protects the Leper’, ‘Judah and Esther’ and ‘Jesus’ Crucifixion’ clips (July 26, 2016)
• The ‘Ceasefire’ worship video, the Jack Huston interview on Jimmy Kimmel Live, and the ‘Defy an Empire’ TV spot (August 1, 2016)
• The ‘The Only Way Out’ music video, the ‘Andra Day BTS’ featurette, and the ‘Rise’, ‘Greatest’ and ‘Revolution’ TV spots (August 2, 2016)
• The ‘You Should Have Killed Me’ clip (August 4, 2016)
• The AOL Build, WSVN News and Movieguide interviews, the Morgan Freeman interview on Jimmy Kimmel Live, and the living poster (August 8, 2016)
• The ‘Chariot Race’ clip (August 8, 2016)
• The ‘Morgan Freeman’ featurette (August 10, 2016)
• The ‘Ben-Hur: A Tale of Forgiveness’ making-of video (August 10, 2016)
• The Mexico City premiere and red-carpet interviews, the 100 Huntley Street, The Talk and Sway’s Universe interviews, the Spanish webcast, the Hollywood Walk of Fame ceremony, and the ‘Chariot Race 360°’ video (August 11, 2016)
• The ‘Roma Downey Star Ceremony’ and ‘Cinecittà Legacy’ featurettes, the Fandango interview, and the ‘Chant’ and ‘Legend’ TV spots (August 15, 2016)
• The ‘Chant’, ‘Follow’ and ‘Bold’ TV spots (August 17, 2016)
• The ET Canada set visit, the CBN News special, the Los Angeles red-carpet interviews, the press-junket interviews and the B-roll footage (August 18, 2016)
• The ‘Slave Ship’ clip (August 18, 2016)
• The second batch of press-junket interviews (August 22, 2016)
• The third batch of press-junket interviews, and the Chicago red-carpet interviews (August 25, 2016)
• The ‘The Making of Ben-Hur’ visual-effects reel (September 5, 2016)
• The chariot-race making-of clips (November 29, 2016)

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