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Ben-Hur
1959 -
Not Rated
Release Date: 09/13/2005
Features:
DVD Features:
4-Disc Set - Keep Case
Full Frame - 1.33/Widescreen - 16.9
Audio:
Dolby Digital 2.0 Suuround
Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround - English, French (Quebec)
Subtitles - English, Francais, Espanol
Additional Release Materials:
Audio Commentary - T. Gene Hatcher - Historian; Scene Specific Comments from Charlton Heston
Clips/Highlights - Highlights from the 1960 Academy Awards Ceremony
Documentaries - 1. "Ben-Hur: The Epic That Changed Cinema" - Ridley Scott and George Lucas reflect on the importance and influence of the film.
2. "1994 Documentary: Ben-Hur: The Making of an Epic" - Hosted by Christopher Plummer and directed by William Wyler.
Featurettes - 1. Ben-Hur: A Journey Through Pictures
2. The 1925 Feature-length Silent Version of Ben-Hur with a stereophonic orchestral score by composer Carl Davis.
Outtakes - Screen Test (4)
Trailer - Theatrical Trailer
Text/Photo Galleries:
Vintage Newsreels Gallery
Time:
546
mins.
J&R Item # 1002007_20
UPC # 012569675353
Label: Warner Home Video
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Anno 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.
Cast:
"...William Wyler's 1959 Roman drama still has a self-confidence and sheer scope that's jaw-dropping..."
-- Derek Elley
, (Variety)
"[H]istorically significant and fascinating." -- Glenn Kenny , (Premiere)
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