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Ben-hur [BLU-RAY] / Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer presents ; directed by William Wyler ; screenplay by Karl Turnberg ; produced by Sam Zimbalist .
ISBN:
9780780683624
Uniform Title:
Ben-Hur (Motion picture : 1959)
Edition:
Fiftieth anniversary edition.
Publication Information:
Burbank, CA : Distributed by Warner Home Video, 2012.
Physical Description:
2 videodiscs (222 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
General Note:
Based on the novel by Lew Wallace.
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1959.
Special features: commentary by film historian T. Gene Hatcher with Charlton Heston ; music-only track showcasking Miklós Rózsa's award-winning score ; theatrical trailers.
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.
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.
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Language Note:
English, French or Spanish dialogue; French or Spanish subtitles. English subtitled for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH).
Audience:
MPAA rating: G CHV rating: G.
Performer:
Charlton Heston, Jack Hawkins, Haya Harareet Stephen Boyd, Hugh Griffith, Martha Scott, Cathy O'Donnell, Sam Jaffe.
Production Credits:
Director of photography, Robert L. Surtees ; editors, Ralph E. Winters, John D. Dunning ; music, Miklos Rozsa.
OCLC Number:
ocn779410226
Availability:
Lakeville - Heritage~1
Rosemount - Robert Trail~1
