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.