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Ben-Hur [videorecording] / presented by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer ; director, William Wyler ; producer, Sam Zimbalist ; screenplay, Karl Tunberg.

Contributor(s): Material type: FilmFilmSeries: Warner Bros. classicsPublication details: Burbank, CA : Turner Entertainment Co. and Warner Home Video, c2001.Edition: Widescreen edDescription: 1 videodisc (212 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 inISBN:
  • 0790758458 :
  • 9780790758459
Subject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • 791.4372
LOC classification:
  • CM DVD 00013
Production credits:
  • Director of photography, Robert L. Surtees ; art directors, William A. Horning and Edward Carfagno ; costumes designed by Elizabeth Haffenden ; film editors, Ralph E. Winters, John D. Dunning ; recording supervisor, Franklin Milton ; music by Miklos Rozsa.
Awards:
  • Academy Awards, 1959: Best Picture; Best Director (William Wyler); Best Actor (Charlton Heston); Best Actor in a supporting role (Hugh Griffith); Best Color Cinematography (Robert L. Surtees); Best Art Direction-Color (William A. Horning & Edward Carfagno); Set Decoration (Hugh Hunt); Music: Best Scoring of a dramatic or comedy picture (Miklos Rozsa); Film editing (Ralph E. Winters & John D, Dunning); Costume Design-Color (Elizabeth Haffenden); Special effects (A. Arnold Gillespie and Robert MacDonald), visual -- (Milo Lory), audible.
Cast: Charlton Heston, Jack Hawkins, Haya Harareet, Stephen Boyd, Hugh Griffith, Martha Scott, Cathy O'Donnell, Sam Jaffe.Summary: Jewish nobleman Judah Ben-Hur opposes the Roman tyranny in the times of Christ, and through his opposition brings tragedy to himself and his family. Follows his descent to slavery, back into the ruling class through finding favor with the master of a ship on which he was a slave. Culminates with the famous chariot race and the death of Christ.
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DVD.

Closed-captioned.

Originally produced as as motion picture in 1959.

Charlton Heston, Jack Hawkins, Haya Harareet, Stephen Boyd, Hugh Griffith, Martha Scott, Cathy O'Donnell, Sam Jaffe.

Director of photography, Robert L. Surtees ; art directors, William A. Horning and Edward Carfagno ; costumes designed by Elizabeth Haffenden ; film editors, Ralph E. Winters, John D. Dunning ; recording supervisor, Franklin Milton ; music by Miklos Rozsa.

Running time includes Ben-Hur and the 11 minutes of trailer and screen tests.

Based on the novel by Lew Wallace.

Rated G.

Jewish nobleman Judah Ben-Hur opposes the Roman tyranny in the times of Christ, and through his opposition brings tragedy to himself and his family. Follows his descent to slavery, back into the ruling class through finding favor with the master of a ship on which he was a slave. Culminates with the famous chariot race and the death of Christ.

Academy Awards, 1959: Best Picture; Best Director (William Wyler); Best Actor (Charlton Heston); Best Actor in a supporting role (Hugh Griffith); Best Color Cinematography (Robert L. Surtees); Best Art Direction-Color (William A. Horning & Edward Carfagno); Set Decoration (Hugh Hunt); Music: Best Scoring of a dramatic or comedy picture (Miklos Rozsa); Film editing (Ralph E. Winters & John D, Dunning); Costume Design-Color (Elizabeth Haffenden); Special effects (A. Arnold Gillespie and Robert MacDonald), visual -- (Milo Lory), audible.

Special features: before the movie: original theatrical trailer ; after the movie: rare screen tests of actors cast and not cast in the final film.

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