| Front Cover |
Actor |
Back Cover |
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| Charlton Heston |
Judah Ben-Hur
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| Jack Hawkins |
Quintus Arrius
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| Stephen Boyd |
Messala
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| Haya Harareet |
Esther
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| Hugh Griffith |
Sheik Ilderim
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| Martha Scott |
Miriam
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| Sam Jaffe |
Simonides
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| Cathy O'Donnell |
Tirzah
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| Finlay Currie |
Balthasar/Narrator in pre-credits sequence
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| Movie Details |
| Genre |
Action; Adventure; Classic; Drama; Romance |
| Director |
William Wyler |
| Producer |
Sam Zimbalist; William Wyler |
| Writer |
Lew Wallace; Karl Tunberg; Maxwell Anderson; Christopher Fry; Gore Vidal |
| Photography |
Robert Surtees |
| Musician |
Miklós Rózsa |
| Studio |
Warner Bros. |
| Type |
Theater |
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| Language |
English |
| MPAA Rating |
G |
| Running Time |
212 mins |
| Country |
U.S. |
| Color |
Color |
| IMDb Rating |
8.2 |
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| Plot |
"A Rich And Glowing Drama That Transcends The Bounds Of Spectacle." -Bosley Crowther, THE NEW YORK TIMES
The numbers speak volumes: 100,000 costumes, 8,000 extras, 300 sets and a staggering budget in its day the largest in movie history. Ben-Hur's creators made it the best, the greatest Biblical-era epic ever.
Charlton Heston brings a muscular physical and moral presence to the role of Judah Ben-Hur, a Jewish nobleman in Palestine whose heroic odyssey includes enslavement by the Romans, a bold escape from an embattled slave galley, vengeance against his tormentors during a furious arena chariot race and fateful encounters with Jesus Christ. Heston's charismatic performance brought him the Best Actor Oscar; the winner as 1959's Best Picture with the legendary William Wyler earning his third Best Director trophy, the film won a total 11 Academy Awards - a tally unequaled until 1997's Titanic set sail. |
| Personal Details |
| Owner |
Bruce |
| Hit |
All-Time USA Box Office |
| Current Value |
$14.97 |
| Leonard Maltin |
xxx- |
| USCCB Rating |
A-I |
| Links |
DVD Empire
IMDB
Trailer
USCCB
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| Product Details |
| Format |
VHS |
| Region |
Region 1 |
| Screen Ratio |
Widescreen 2.35:1 Color (Anamorphic) |
| Chapters |
81 |
| Subtitles |
English; French; Portuguese; Spanish |
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Extra Features
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Feature-Length Audio Commentary by Charlton Heston
Documentary Ben-Hur: The Making of an Epic
Screen Tests
Photo Gallery
Interactive Menus
Cast/Director Careet Highlights
Theatrical Trailers
Scene Access
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