Review by GEORGE R WARBURTON
I found this was very well done. Much better than I expected, in that it wasn't insulting to the intelligence in its use of the religious perspective.
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I found this was very well done. Much better than I expected, in that it wasn't insulting to the intelligence in its use of the religious perspective.
So much money spent to make a very average at best film.
The film is very long and somewhat clunky. The extra very religious part did not really add anything to the movie except more time wishing it was over.
Title Statement | Ben-Hur [DVD] / Paramount Pictures and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures ; produced by Sean Daniel, Joni Levin, Duncan Henderson ; directed by Timur Bekmambetov ; screenplay by Keith Clarke and John Ridley. |
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Additional Contributors | Bekmambetov, Timur,1961- |
Huston, Jack,1982- | |
Kebbell, Toby | |
Santoro, Rodrigo,1975- | |
Wallace, Lew,1827-1905 | |
Publication | Hollywood, California: Paramount,[2016]©2016 |
Extent of Item | 1 videodisc (124 min.) |
ISBN | (v.r.) |
Standard Number (UPC, etc.) | 032429254122 |
Other Number | 3136706 |
General Notes | DVD. Disc label title. Based on the novel "Ben-Hur : a tale of the Christ" by Lew Wallace. Originally released as a motion picture in 2016. Widescreen version. Bilingual packaging (English/French) |
Performance Credits | Jack Huston, Toby Kebbell, Rodrigo Santoro, Nazanin Boniadi, Ayelet Zurer. |
Audience & Ratings | CHV rating: PG. MPAA rating: PG-13. |
Languages | In English, French, or Spanish with optional English, French, Portuguese, or Spanish subtitles.Closed-captioned for the hearing impaired.Described video for the visually impaired. |
System Details | DVD, Dolby digital 5.1. |
Terms of Use | For private home use only. |
Summary | Having spent years in slavery after false accusation of treason, Jewish nobleman Ben-Hur returns home seeking revenge but his life transforms when he meets a Nazarene named Jesus Christ. |
Subjects & Genres | |
By Topic | Slaves--Fiction |
Jewish men--Fiction | |
By Name | Jesus Christ |
By Location | Rome--Fiction--History--Tiberius, 14-37 |
By Title | Bible--Fiction--History of Biblical events |
By Genre | Bible films |
Historical films | |
Epic films | |
Feature films | |
Films for the hearing impaired | |
Films for people with visual disabilities |