Ben-Hur
(DVD) 

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Main AreaDVD DRAMA BEN 1959Checked OutFebruary 28, 2025

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Format
DVD
Physical Desc
4 videodiscs (222 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
UPC
012569675353

Notes

General Note
Title from container.
General Note
Based on the novel by Lew Wallace.
General Note
Originally released as a motion picture in 1959.
General Note
Special features: Commentary by film historian T. Gene Hatcher with scene-specific comments from Charlton Heston; new digital transfer from restored 65MM elements; music-only track; Disc 3: the 1925 feature-length silent version of 'Ben-Hur with a stereophonic orchestral score by composer Carl Davis. Disc 4: 2005 documentary: 'Ben-Hur: The epic that changed cinema'; current filmmakers such as Ridley Scott and George Lucas reflect on the importance and influence of the film; 1994 documentary: 'Ben-Hur: The making of an epic' hosted by Christopher Plummer; 'Directed by William Wyler' the 1986 Emmy Award-nominated documentary featuring the last interview with Wyler before his death; 'Ben-Hur: A journey through pictures' a new audiovisual recreation of the film via stills, storyboards, sketches, music and dialogue; screen tests: Leslie Nielsen and Cesare Danova, Leslie Nielsen and Yale Wexler, George Baker and William Russel; highlights from the 4/4/1960 Academy Awards ceremony; vintage newsreels gallery; theatrical trailer gallery.
Creation/Production Credits
Director of photography, Robert L. Surtees ; art director, Edward Carfagno, William A. Horning ; editors, John D. Dunning, Ralph E. Winters ; music, Miklós Rózsa ; costume designer, Elizabeth Haffenden.
Participants/Performers
Charlton Heston, Jack Hawkins, Haya Harareet, Stephen Boyd, Hugh Griffith, Martha Scott, Cathy O'Donnell, Sam Jaffe, Finlay Currie, Frank Thring, Terence Longdon, George Relph, Andre Morell.
Description
Judah Ben-Hur is a young Jewish nobleman from a prominent who is reunited with his childhood friend Messala. Messala returns to Judea as a Roman tribune. There is a genuine friendship between the two men, yet the clash of their cultures drives a wedge between them. That wedge finally drives Messala to banish Judah to the slave galleys and sends his mother and his sister to prison. Fom that point forward, Judah's life becomes a quest: a quest to survive and a quest for vengeance. Judah survives the galleys to become the adopted son of a Roman general, and his triumphant return to Judea permits him to challenge and subsequently confront Messala in a chariot race.
Target Audience
MPAA rating: Not rated.
System Details
DVD, region 1, widescreen (2.76:1) and full screen (1.33:1) presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround.
Language
English or dubbed French dialogue, English, French or Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned.

Citations

APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Wyler, W., Heston, C., Hawkins, J., Harareet, H., Surtees, R., Rozsa, M., & Wallace, L. (2005). Ben-Hur (Four-disc collector's ed.). Warner Home Video.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

William Wyler et al.. 2005. Ben-Hur. Burbank, CA: Warner Home Video.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

William Wyler et al.. Ben-Hur Burbank, CA: Warner Home Video, 2005.

Harvard Citation (style guide)

Wyler, W., Heston, C., Hawkins, J., Harareet, H., Surtees, R., Rozsa, M. and Wallace, L. (2005). Ben-hur. Four-disc collector's ed. Burbank, CA: Warner Home Video.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Wyler, William, et al. Ben-Hur Four-disc collector's ed., Warner Home Video, 2005.

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