| Description |
2 videodiscs (222 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| System Details |
Blu-ray, 1080p High Definition widescreen 16x9 (2.76:1), Technicolor, filmed in camera 65, DTS-HD MA, 5.1 Dolby Digital; requires Blu-ray player.. |
| Language |
English, French or Spanish dialogue; French or Spanish subtitles. English subtitled for the deaf and hard of hearing. |
| Cast |
Charlton Heston, Jack Hawkins, Haya Harareet Stephen Boyd, Hugh Griffith, Martha Scott, Cathy O'Donnell, Sam Jaffe. |
| Credits |
Director of photography, Robert L. Surtees ; editors, Ralph E. Winters, John D. Dunning ; music, Miklos Rozsa. |
| Note |
Based on the novel by Lew Wallace. |
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Originally produced as a motion picture in 1959. |
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Special features: commentary by film historian T. Gene Hatcher with Charlton Heston ; music-only track showcasking Miklós Rózsa's award-winning score ; theatrical trailers. |
| Audience |
MPAA rating: G CHV rating: G. |
| Summary |
Experience the visual splendor, thundering action, and towering drama of the record-setting winner of eleven Academy Awards, including Best Picture. Charlton Heston brings a muscular physical and moral presence to his role of 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. An enduring and spellbinding spectacular. |
| Subject |
Jesus Christ -- Drama.
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Bible. New Testament -- History of Biblical events -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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| Genre |
Feature films.
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Historical films.
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Religious films.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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| Added Author |
Wyler, William, 1902-1981.
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Tunberg, Karl.
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Zimbalist, Sam.
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Heston, Charlton.
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Hawkins, Jack, 1910-1973.
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Harareet, Haya, 1931-
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Boyd, Stephen, 1931-1977.
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Griffith, Hugh, 1912-1980.
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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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Rózsa, Miklós, 1907-1995.
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Wallace, Lew, 1827-1905.
Ben-Hur.
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Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.
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Warner Home Video (Firm)
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| Added Title |
Ben-Hur (Motion picture : 1959)
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| ISBN |
0780683625 |
| Standard No. |
883929209422 |
| Music No. |
3000038806 Warner Home Video |
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2000051440 Warner Home Video (disc) |
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2000051441 Warner Home Video (disc) |
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