Ben-Hur DVD

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Special Features:	Scene Access, Interactive Menus, Feature-Length Audio Commentary by Charles Heston, Behind-The-Scenes Documentary Ben-Hur: The Making of an Epic, Feature-Length Audio Commentary by Charlton Heston, On-The-Set Photo Gallery, Screen Tests of the final and near final cast, Trailer

Region:	Region 2

Aspect Ratio:	Aspect Ratio 2.70:1,Widescreen

Number of Discs:	1

Main Language:	English, French

Subtitle Languages:	English, French, Italian, Dutch, Spanish, German, Romanian, Bulgarian

Cast List:	Stephen Boyd, Hugh Griffith, Haya Harareet, Jack Hawkins, Charlton Heston

Series:	Ben Hur

Certificate:	12

Description

The numbers speak volumes: 100,000 costumes, 8,000 extras, 300 sets and a staggering budget in its day the largest in movie history. Ben-Hur's creators made it the best, the greatest Biblical-era epic ever.

Charlton Heston brings a muscular physical and moral presence to the role of Judah Ben-Hur, a Jewish nobleman in Palestine whose heroic odyssey includes enslavement by the Romans, a bold escape from an embattled slave gallery, vengeance against his tormentors with Jesus Christ. Heston's charismatic performance brought him the Best Actor Oscar; the winner as 1959's Best Picture with the legendary William Wyler earning his third Best Director trophy, the film won a total 11 Academy Awards - a tally unequaled until 1977's Titanic set sail.