Ben-Hur : a tale of the Christ / by Lew Wallace ; presented by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer ; screen play by Karl Tunberg ; produced by Sam Zimbalist ; directed by William Wyler.
Edition:
Collector's edition.
Publisher:
Warner Home Video,
Copyright Date:
2002
Description:
1 videodisc (222 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 folder (8 lobby card prints, 6 black and white photographs stills, 1 mounted Senitype with original 35 mm. film segment).
Charlton Heston, Jack Hawkins, Haya Harareet, Stephen Boyd, Hugh Griffith, Martha Scott, Cathy O'Donnell, Sam Jaffe. Based on the novel by Lew Wallace. Originally produced as a motion picture in 1959. Special features include: interactive menus ; scene access ; cast filmographies ; full length audio commentary by Charlton Heston ; behind the scenes documentary: 'Ben-Hur, the making of an epic' ; screen tests ; photo gallery.
Summary:
A Judean prince is unjustly arrested and enslaved. Finally, in a breathtaking chariot race, he wreaks a shattering vengeance upon the Roman Tribune who destroyed his family.
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