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| Title Statement | Ben-Hur [DVD] / Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer ; produced by Sam Zimbalist ; directed by William Wyler ; screenplay by Karl Tunberg. |
|---|---|
| Additional Contributors | Wyler, William,1902-1981 |
| Wallace, Lew,1827-1905 | |
| Heston, Charlton | |
| Hawkins, Jack,1910-1973 | |
| Boyd, Stephen,1928-1977 | |
| Publication | Burbank, CA: Warner Home Video, c2001. |
| Extent of Item | 1 videodisc (212 min.) |
| ISBN | 0790758458 (v.r.) 9780790758459 (v.r.) |
| Standard Number (UPC, etc.) | 012569550629 |
| Other Number | 1120809 |
| General Notes | Digital video disc (DVD) Disc label title. Based on the novel by Lew Wallace. Originally released as a motion picture in 1959. Special features: soundtrack remastered in Dolby digital 5.1; feature-length audio commentary by Charlton Heston; behind-the-scenes documentary, Ben-Hur: the making of an epic; screen tests; photo gallery; interactive menus; cast/director career highlights; theatrical trailers; scene access. Widescreen version. |
| Production Credits | Director of photography, Robert L. Surtees; art directors, William A. Horning, Edward Carfagno; editors, Ralph E. Winters, John D. Dunning; music, Miklos Rozsa. |
| Performance Credits | Charlton Heston, Jack Hawkins, Stephen Boyd, Haya Harareet, Hugh Griffith, Martha Scott, Sam Jaffe. |
| Audience & Ratings | CHV rating: G. |
| Languages | English and French language tracks.English, French, Spanish, Portuguese language subtitles.Closed-captioned for the hearing impaired. |
| System Details | NTSC 1. |
| Terms of Use | For home use only. |
| Summary | In this Biblical epic, Jewish nobleman Ben-Hur (Heston) struggles against Roman tyranny in 1st century Palestine. |
| Subjects & Genres | |
| By Topic | Chariot racing--Fiction |
| Bible films | |
| Feature films | |
| Films for the hearing impaired | |
| By Name | Jesus Christ |
| By Location | Holy Roman Empire--Fiction--History |
