Certificate
PG
Number of Discs
1
Country/Region of Manufacture
United States of America
Director of Photography
Robert Surtees
Costume Designer
Elizabeth Haffenden
Production Designer
William A. Horning, Edward C. Carfagno
Reviews
Variety - ...William Wyler's 1959 Roman drama still has a self-confidence and sheer scope that's jaw-dropping...
Author
Lew Wallace, Karl Tunberg
Special Effects
A. Arnold Gillespie, Robert MacDonald
Dubbing Languages
French
Hearing Impaired
English
Additional Information
Anno Domini: the seventh year of Augustus Caesar's reign. In the Roman province of Judea, Jews return to the city of their birth for the census. A bright star in the night over Bethlehem marks the birth of Jesus Christ. Years later, Roman commander Messala (Stephen Boyd), who was brought up in Judea, takes command of the Roman garrison in Jerusalem. His Jewish boyhood friend Judah Ben-Hur (Charlton Heston) greets him. Messala is delighted. But when Judah refuses to name Jewish patriots, Messala sentences him to the slave galleys and imprisons his mother, Miriam (Martha Scott), and sister, Tirzah (Cathy O'Donnell). Judah vows revenge. In BEN-HUR, William Wyler's much-lauded epic, the story of Judah's search for his mother and sister and his quest for revenge intersects with crucial biblical events such as the Sermon on the Mount and the crucifixion. Wyler gets fine performances from Heston, Boyd, Jack Hawkins (as a Roman admiral who befriends Judah), and Hugh Griffith (as an Arab sheik who dreams of racing his beautiful white horses against Messala). Among BEN-HUR's vivid dramatic sequences are a violent sea battle and the famous chariot race that pits Judah against Messala in one of cinema's great action sequences.
Movie/TV Title
Ben-Hur
Composer
Miklos Rozsa
Sound source
Dolby Digital 5.1
Awards
Best Actor In A Leading Role 1960 - Charlton Heston, Best Director 1960 - William Wyler, Best Picture 1960 -, Best Actor In A Supporting Role 1960 - Hugh Griffith
Format Description
DVD 10
Editor
John Dunning, Ralph E. Winters
