The Man Who Saved Ben-Hur explores the filmmakers relationship with his 89-year old second cousin, Johnny Alarimo, at th | dG1fc3dqY1BRclMxaWM
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00:00Everybody has a story, but not everybody knows how to tell it.
00:06You were handsome. Good thing that you saved all your pictures.
00:15My first film in Rome was Ben-Hur.
00:18I was in charge of the actors getting them on and off the set on time.
00:32So I saved Ben-Hur.
00:36I love the past, you see.
00:39They say when you drown, all your life goes before you.
00:43And here I am, unwrapping things from my life.
00:46And I feel I'm drowning.
00:49I've survived so many people, I can't believe it.
00:56Sonder D.
00:58I never remember Sonder smiling.
01:04One day when they said, it's a wrap, I ran for the front gate.
01:08And all of a sudden there was a...
01:10And it was Rock Hudson.
01:12And Rock said, we're going to go down to Capri.
01:14Why don't you come along?
01:16I don't have any luggage or anything.
01:18He says, we'll buy whatever we need.
01:20When you are 80 years old,
01:23will you ever get an invitation inviting you for four days on the Isle of Capri?
01:29I looked at him.
01:31And I went.
01:35I never made any lasting attachments.
01:38Show business suited me fine.
01:40You knew everybody for the run of the show.
01:42After that, goodbye.
01:44Christmas cards once a year.
01:46That's about it.
01:51I never thought of myself being remembered.
01:55We have a star here. She won't be photographed.
01:58If you film her, you become immortal.
02:05I would love to have been a song and dance man.
02:10The Untold Story of a Nobody
02:17The untold story of a nobody.
02:23And you wonder, why was it not told?