Ben-Hur 1959 : a Tale of the Christ

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Based on the novel by Lew Wallace.
Originally released as a motion picture in 1959.
Special features include commentary by film historian T. Gene Hatcher with Charlton Heston ; music-only track showcasing Miklos Rosza's award-winning score.
Charlton Heston, Jack Hawkins, Haya Harareet, Stephen Boyd, Hugh Griffith, Martha Scott, Cathy O'Donnell, Sam Jaffe.
"Judah Ben-Hur [is] a Jewish nobleman in Palestine whose heroic odyssey includes enslavement by the Romans, vengeance against his tormentors during a furious arena chariot race and fateful encounters with Jesus Christ"--Container.
DVD, region 1, widescreen presentation ; NTSC ; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround.
Contents: Ben-Hur.

COMMUNITY REVIEWS

Hugh Griffith submitted by willow on August 31, 2015, 7:30am Welsh actor Hugh Griffith won an Academy Award for Arab "Sheik Ilderim," wearing brown makeup.

A classic! submitted by smgop on August 7, 2017, 8:02am This movie never disappoints. A true classic.

Just once see what a large scale movie was like submitted by ccrose on August 31, 2019, 6:41pm Cast of thousands! It’s true. Extras were getting work every day of filming. Lots of people in togas. Lots of people Schlesinger rowing a Roman slave boat. It does feel different to know very little was given over to technology because there was none. The chariot race is the classic scene. And it was real! One poor guy got killed trying to clear the track. It was his job. Another era in entertainment.