At head of title on container: William Wyler's presentation of. Charlton Heston, Jack Hawkins, Haya Harareet, Stephen Boyd, Hugh Griffith, Martha Scott, Cathy O'Donnell. Based on the novel by General Lew Wallace. Originally released as a motion picture in 1959. Features: Charlton Heston & Ben-Hur : a personal journey, Ben-Hur (1925, si.), Ben-Hur : the epic that changed cinema, Ben-Hur : the making of an epic, Ben-Hur : a journey through pictures, screen tests, vintage newsreel gallery, highlights from the 1960 Academy Awards ceremony, collectible book (64 p.), replica of Charlton Heston's journal and sketches (128 p.), theatrical trailer gallery.
Summary:
In this Biblical epic, Jewish nobleman Ben-Hur struggles against Roman tyranny in first-century Palestine.
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