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A man who defies the Romans brings tragedy to himself and his family. Set against the back-drop of the life of Jesus. Winner of eleven Academy Awards. This biblical epic is best remembered for its breath-taking chariot race. Based on a novel by Lew Wallace. Includes the original theatrical trailer.Product Identifiers
EAN7321900655064
eBay Product ID (ePID)3950196
Product Key Features
ActorHaya Harareet, Charlton Heston, Frank Thring, Sam Jaffe, Jack Hawkins, Cathy O'donnell, Martha Scott, Terence Longdon, Andre Morell, Hugh Griffith, Stephen Boyd, Finlay Currie, George Relph
Film/TV TitleBen-Hur
DirectorWilliam Wyler
LanguageEnglish
Subtitle LanguageBulgarian\Dutch\English\French\German\Italian\Romanian\Spanish
Run Time213 Mins
Aspect RatioWide Screen
FormatDVD
Release Year2001
FeaturesWidescreen, Scene Access\Interactive Menus\Feature Length Audio Commentary By Charlton Heston\Behind The Scenes Documentary Ben Hur The Making Of An Epic\On The Set Photo Gallery\Screen Tests Of The Final And Near Final Cast\Trailer, Closed Caption, With Subtitles
Additional Product Features
Number of Discs1
CertificatePG
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited States of America
ComposerMiklos Rozsa
Special EffectsA. Arnold Gillespie, Robert MacDonald
Costume DesignerElizabeth Haffenden
Dubbing LanguagesFrench
Sound sourceDolby Digital 5.1
Director of PhotographyRobert Surtees
Hearing ImpairedEnglish
Production DesignerWilliam A. Horning, Edward C. Carfagno
ReviewsVariety - ...William Wyler's 1959 Roman drama still has a self-confidence and sheer scope that's jaw-dropping...
Additional InformationAnno Domini: the seventh year of Augustus Caesar's reign. In the Roman province of Judea, Jews return to the city of their birth for the census. A bright star in the night over Bethlehem marks the birth of Jesus Christ. Years later, Roman commander Messala (Stephen Boyd), who was brought up in Judea, takes command of the Roman garrison in Jerusalem. His Jewish boyhood friend Judah Ben-Hur (Charlton Heston) greets him. Messala is delighted. But when Judah refuses to name Jewish patriots, Messala sentences him to the slave galleys and imprisons his mother, Miriam (Martha Scott), and sister, Tirzah (Cathy O'Donnell). Judah vows revenge. In BEN-HUR, William Wyler's much-lauded epic, the story of Judah's search for his mother and sister and his quest for revenge intersects with crucial biblical events such as the Sermon on the Mount and the crucifixion. Wyler gets fine performances from Heston, Boyd, Jack Hawkins (as a Roman admiral who befriends Judah), and Hugh Griffith (as an Arab sheik who dreams of racing his beautiful white horses against Messala). Among BEN-HUR's vivid dramatic sequences are a violent sea battle and the famous chariot race that pits Judah against Messala in one of cinema's great action sequences.
AwardsBest Actor In A Leading Role 1960 - Charlton Heston, Best Director 1960 - William Wyler, Best Picture 1960 -, Best Actor In A Supporting Role 1960 - Hugh Griffith
AuthorLew Wallace, Karl Tunberg
Format DescriptionDVD 10
Movie/TV TitleBen-Hur
EditorJohn Dunning, Ralph E. Winters