Miracle witnessed on Ben Hur movie set during filming, testifies actor Toby Kebbell

Accidents are not new to any action film and the past two versions of "Ben-Hur" were not spared. 10 lives were lost during the 1925 filming and one died in the 1959 remake. Actor Toby Kebbell said a miracle happened that prevented a similar death in the 2016 film.

"Ben-Hur" is about the life of Judah Ben-Hur (Jack Huston), a first century Jewish prince, who was betrayed by his brother Messala (Toby Kebbell), a Roman officer in the army. Ben-Hur was sent to toil in slavery but returned after being trained as a charioteer by Ilderim (Morgan Freeman) to win a deadly race against his brother and exact his revenge. Throughout Ben-Hur's journey, he came across Jesus Christ, whose life and example greatly influenced Ben-Hur's choices in the end.

In all three versions of the film, the highlight was the deadly race between Ben-Hur and Messala. According to the The Christian Post, filming for the epic scene of this latest offering lasted three months. It was during this time that a miracle happened.

"I'm not sure that the studio would be happy about it but a stuntman was thrown. Four horses carrying a chariot leapt clean over the fallen stuntman," the 34-year-old Kebbell said to The Christian Post.

He explained that while filming, the chariot rig became unbalanced and the stuntman was hurled. "That threw him clean off," Kebbell said. "He falls onto the track and all four horses jump and he is left clean," he added.

Kebbell believed that divine intervention prevented a disaster. He described the incident as a "miracle."

In a separate report from The Christian Post, actress Nazanin Boniadi, who plays Esther, the love of Judah Ben-Hur's life, said that the overarching theme of the film is forgiveness. She shared that it is a very timely message with the events happening in America right now.

Boniadi said, "It's not something that is new but I think the way that the story is told, it is also highly entertaining so it's not pounding anyone over the head with a message. We all know in our hearts that forgiveness is the right thing, it's just a matter of being inspired to reach that place. I can't wait for young people to go out there and watch it."