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2 videodiscs (222 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in
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Based on the novel by Lew Wallace
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. An enduring and spellbinding spectacular
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1959
Special features: commentary by film historian T. Gene Hatcher with Charlton Heston ; music-only track showcasking Miklós Rózsa's award-winning score ; theatrical trailers
Director of photography, Robert L. Surtees ; editors, Ralph E. Winters, John D. Dunning ; music, Miklos Rozsa
Charlton Heston, Jack Hawkins, Haya Harareet Stephen Boyd, Hugh Griffith, Martha Scott, Cathy O'Donnell, Sam Jaffe
MPAA rating: G CHV rating: G
Blu-ray, 1080p High Definition widescreen 16x9 (2.76:1), Technicolor, filmed in camera 65, DTS-HD MA, 5.1 Dolby Digital; requires Blu-ray player
English, French or Spanish dialogue; French or Spanish subtitles. English subtitled for the deaf and hard of hearing