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Ben-Hur
Uniform Title
Ben Hur (Motion picture : 1959)
Title
Ben-Hur [videorecording] / by Lew Wallace ; presented by Metro Goldwyn Mayer.
ISBN
0790758458
Edition
Widescreen version.
Published
Burbank, Ca. : Warner Home Video, c2000.
Physical Description
1 videodisc on two sides (212 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Notes
Based on the novel by Lew Wallace.
Videodisc release of the 1959 motion picture.
Special features: Feature-length audio commentary by Charlton Heston ; behind the scenes documentary Ben-Hur: the making of an epic ; screen tests ; photo gallery ; interactive menus ; cast/director career highlights ; theatrical trailers ; scene access.
Directed by William Wyler ; screen play by Karl Tunberg ; produced by Sam Zimbalist ; music by Miklos Rozsa.
Soundtracks in English and French ; with subtitles in English, French, Spanish, and Portuguese ; closed captioning for the hearing impaired.
Winner of 11 Academy Awards in 1959 including Best Picture, Best Actor and Best Director.
Summary
A peace-loving prince of Judea, leads his nation against the wrath of the conquering Romans. His self-imposed destiny brings tragedy to himself, and his people, as he learns to fight, to love, to hate and, finally, to forgive.
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Ben Hur
Format
Images / Video & Film
Language
English
Added to Catalog
June 01, 2002
Credits
Directed by William Wyler ; screen play by Karl Tunberg ; produced by Sam Zimbalist ; music by Miklos Rozsa.
Performers
Charlton Heston, Jack Hawkins, Haya Harareet, Stephen Boyd, Hugh Griffith, Martha Scott, Cathy O'Donnell, Sam Jaffe .
System details note
DVD ; Dolby 5.1 surround.
Audience
Rated G.
Issue number
65506 Warner Home Video
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