Blu-ray
Ben-hur
Call Number
- BLU-RAY DRAMA (CEN)
Edition
Blu-ray version ; Fiftieth anniversary edition.
Languages
In English, French or Spanish, with optional French or Spanish subtitles; English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.
Performers
Charlton Heston, Jack Hawkins, Haya Harareet, Stephen Boyd, Hugh Griffith, Martha Scott, Cathy O'Donnell, Sam Jaffe.
Publication Information
[Burbank, CA] : Turner Entertainment Co. : Warner Bros. Entertainment, [2011]
Physical Description
2 videodiscs (222 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Audience
MPAA rating: G.
Uniform Title
Series
Summary
Judah Ben-Hur is a young Jewish nobleman from a prominent family who is reunited with his childhood friend Messala. Messala returns to Judea as a Roman tribune. There is a genuine friendship between the two men, yet the clash of their cultures drives a wedge between them. That wedge finally drives Messala to banish Judah to the slave galleys and sends his mother and his sister to prison. From that point forward, Judah's life becomes a quest to survive and a quest for vengeance. Judah survives the galleys to become the adopted son of a Roman general, and his triumphant return to Judea permits him to challenge and subsequently confront Messala in a chariot race.
Notes
Based on the novel "Ben-Hur : a tale of the Christ" by Lew Wallace.
Originally released as a motion picture in 1959.
Special features: Commentary by film historian T. Gene Hatcher with Charlton Heston ; music-only track showcasing Miklós Rózsa's award-winning score ; theatrical trailers.