| Edition |
[Blu-ray version] ; 50th anniversary edition. |
| Description |
3 videodiscs (222 min.) : sound, color and black and white ; 4 3/4 in. |
| System Details |
Blu-ray, region 1, widescreen presentation; NTSC ; DTS-HD Master Audio; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround. |
| Note |
This Blu-ray disc will not play in standard DVD players. |
| Cast |
Charlton Heston, Hugh Griffith, Jack Hawkins, Stephen Boyd, Haya Harareet, Martha Scott, Cathy O'Donnell, Sam Jaffe. |
| Credits |
Music, Miklos Rosza. |
| Note |
Based on the novel by Lew Wallace. |
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Originally released as a motion picture in 1959. |
| Audience |
MPAA rating: G. |
| Contents |
Disc 1. Ben-Hur (1959 part 1) -- Disc 2. Ben-Hur (1959 part 2) -- Disc 3. Special features. |
| Summary |
Judah Ben-Hur, a Jewish nobleman in Palestine whose heroic odyssey includes enslavement by the Romans, vengeance against his tormentors during a furious arena chariot race, and a fateful encounter with Jesus Christ. |
| Note |
Special features: The 1925 silent version of the film directed by Fred Niblo; Commentary by film historian T. Gene Hatcher with Charlton Heston; Music-only track showcasing Miklos Rosza's award-winning score; All-new feature-length documentary chronicling Charlton Heston's life while filming Ben-Hur, including home-movie footage from the Heston family; 2005 documentary Ben-Hur : the epic that changed cinema; 1994 documentary Ben-Hur : the making of an epic; Screen tests; Newsreels. |
| Language |
English, French or Spanish dialogue with optional English, French or Spanish subtitles. |
| Note |
GMD: videorecording. |
| Subject |
Rome -- History -- Tiberius, 14-37 -- Drama.
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Enslaved persons -- Italy -- Rome -- Drama.
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Bible. New Testament -- History of Biblical events -- Drama.
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Jesus Christ -- Drama.
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Judaea (Region) -- Drama.
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| Added Author |
Wyler, William, 1902-1981.
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Heston, Charlton.
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Griffith, Hugh, 1912-1980.
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Hawkins, Jack, 1910-1973.
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Boyd, Stephen, 1931-1977.
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Harareet, Haya, 1931-2021
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Scott, Martha, 1914-2003.
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O'Donnell, Cathy, 1925-1970.
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Jaffe, Sam, 1891-1984.
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Wallace, Lew, 1827-1905.
Ben-Hur.
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Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.
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| Added Title |
Ben hur |
| ISBN |
1419896407 |
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9781419896408 |
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