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William Wyler's Ben-Hur (1959) - Part 1

Aka: Ben-Hur; Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ

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Director: William Wyler

Cast: Charlton Heston, Jack Hawkins, Haya Harareet, Stephen Boyd,
Hugh Griffith, Martha Scott, Cathy O'Donnell, Sam Jaffe, Finlay Currie,
Frank Thring, Terence Longdon, George Relph, Andr? Morell,
Les Ballets Africains, Ady Berber, Marina Berti, Hugh Billingsley, Jerry Brown,
Robert Brown, Lando Buzzanca, Joe Canutt, Otello Capanna, Emile Carrer,
Richard Coleman, Antonio Corevi, Michael Cosmo, Alfredo Danesi, David Davies,
Princess Carmen de Hohenlohe, Victor De La Fosse, Liana Del Balzo, Mino Doro,
Michael Dugan, Franco Fantasia, Dino Fazio, Enzo Fiermonte, Giuliano Gemma,
John Glenn, Jos? Greci, Richard Hale, Claude Heater, John Horsley,
Eddie Juaregui, Bill Kuehl, Duncan Lamont, Howard Lang, Stevenson Lang,
Lord Layton, John Le Mesurier, Tutte Lemkow, Cliff Lyons, Luigi Marra,
Ferdy Mayne, May McAvoy, Nona Medici, Tiberio Mitri, Aldo Mozele,
Thomas O'Leary, Remington Olmstead, Laurence Payne, Aldo Pial, Aldo Pini,
Diego Pozzetto, Edwin Richfield, Hector Ross, Maxwell Shaw, Noel Sheldon,
Aldo Silvani, Reginald Lal Singh, Gianni Solaro, Pietro Tordi, Giuseppe Tosi,
Ralph Truman, Raimondo Van Riel, Stella Vitelleschi, Dervis Ward,
Irina Wassilchikoff, Joe Yrigoyen, Nazzareno Zamperla

Description: Charlton Heston plays Judah Ben-Hur, a proud Jew who runs afoul
of ambitious boyhood friend Messala (Stephen Boyd) in this 1959 epic that
boasts an unforgettable chariot race and earned 11 Oscars, including Best
Picture, Best Actor (Heston), and Best Director (William Wyler).
Condemned to life as a slave, Judah swears vengeance against Messala and
escapes, later crossing paths with a gentle prophet named Jesus.

DVD Format: NTSC

DVD9: 7.04 GiB - Exact Copy

Color: Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio: 2.55:1

Languages: English; Fran?ais

Subtitles: English; Francais; Espa?ol

Closed Captioned: English

Commentary: By T. Gene Hatcher with Charlton Heston

Extras: Music-Only Track [See Discs 3 & 4 for Additional Features]

Audio: Dolby Digital 5.1

Time: 02:21:43

Total Feature Time: 03:42:29

DVD Studio: Warner Home Video

Release Date: 2005-09-13