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Title:
Ben-Hur [DVD video]
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Edition:
50th anniversary edition.
Publication Date:
2012
Publication Information:
Burbank, Cali. : Warner Home Video, 2012.
Physical Description:
2 videodiscs (222 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Abstract:
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.
General Note:
Originally released as a motion picture in 1959.
Based on the novel by Lew Wallace.
Widescreen format, letterboxed, original format (2.66:1 aspect ratio).
Special features: commentary soundtrack by film historian T. Gene Hatcher with Charlton Heston ; music-only track showcasing Miklós Rózsa's award-winning score.
Performers:
Charlton Heston, Jack Hawkins, Haya Harareet, Stephen Boyd, Hugh Griffith, Martha Scott, Cathy O'Donnell, Sam Jaffe.
Technical Details:
DVD; NTSC; region 1; 16:9 presentation; Dolby digital 5.1.
Title Subject:
Language:
English
Additional Language:
English or dubbed French dialogue; optional French or Spanish subtitles; English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH).
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Added Uniform Title:
Ben-Hur (Motion picture : 1959)
Audience:
CHV rating: G.
