Ben-Hur.
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: 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.
Record details
- ISBN: 1419810790
- Physical Description: 4 videodiscs (222 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
- Edition: Four-disc collector's ed.
- Publisher: Burbank, CA : Warner Home Video, [2005]
Content descriptions
General Note: | Title from container. Based on the novel by Lew Wallace. Originally released as a motion picture in 1959. Special features: Commentary by film historian T. Gene Hatcher with scene-specific comments from Charlton Heston; new digital transfer from restored 65MM elements; music-only track; Disc 3: the 1925 feature-length silent version of 'Ben-Hur with a stereophonic orchestral score by composer Carl Davis. Disc 4: 2005 documentary: 'Ben-Hur: The epic that changed cinema'; current filmmakers such as Ridley Scott and George Lucas reflect on the importance and influence of the film; 1994 documentary: 'Ben-Hur: The making of an epic' hosted by Christopher Plummer; 'Directed by William Wyler' the 1986 Emmy Award-nominated documentary featuring the last interview with Wyler before his death; 'Ben-Hur: A journey through pictures' a new audiovisual recreation of the film via stills, storyboards, sketches, music and dialogue; screen tests: Leslie Nielsen and Cesare Danova, Leslie Nielsen and Yale Wexler, George Baker and William Russel; highlights from the 4/4/1960 Academy Awards ceremony; vintage newsreels gallery; theatrical trailer gallery. |
Creation/Production Credits Note: | Director of photography, Robert L. Surtees ; art director, Edward Carfagno, William A. Horning ; editors, John D. Dunning, Ralph E. Winters ; music, Miklós Rózsa ; costume designer, Elizabeth Haffenden. |
Participant or Performer Note: | Charlton Heston, Jack Hawkins, Haya Harareet, Stephen Boyd, Hugh Griffith, Martha Scott, Cathy O'Donnell, Sam Jaffe, Finlay Currie, Frank Thring, Terence Longdon, George Relph, André Morell. |
Target Audience Note: | MPAA rating: Not rated. |
System Details Note: | DVD, region 1, widescreen (2.76:1) and full screen (1.33:1) presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround. |
Language Note: | English or dubbed French dialogue, English, French or Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned. |
Search for related items by subject
Subject: | Nobility > West Bank > Drama. Slaves > West Bank > Drama. Chariot racing > West Bank > Drama. Nobleza > West Bank > Teatro. Eslavos > West Bank > Teatro. |
Genre: | Feature films. Ancient world > Feature. Religious > Feature. Adaptation > Feature. Video recordings for the hearing impaired. |
Available copies
- 8 of 8 copies available at Evergreen Indiana.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 8 total copies.
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Part | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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Brownstown PL - Brownstown | ADVD ACADEMY AWARD BEST PICTURE 1960 d.1-4 (Text) | All discs - DVD | 79361000021927 | Adult Fiction DVDs | Available | - |
Fayette Co PL - Connersville | DVD MOVIE BEN (Text) | 39230031123597 | Adult Video | Available | - | |
Indiana State Library - Indianapolis | ISLM PN1997 .B46 2005 (Text) | 0000103207056 | General DVD | Available | - | |
Jay Co PL - Portland | DVDa BEN-H DVD #1352 (Text) | 76383000411842 | Movies | Available | - | |
Monticello-Union Twp PL - Monticello | DVD BEN-HUR (Text) | 37743001731654 | Adult Video DVD | Available | - | |
Morgan Co PL - Martinsville Main Library | DVD BEN 5542 (Text) | All discs - DVD | 78551000805542 | DVD | Available | - |
Perry Co PL - Tell City Main Library | DVD BEN (Text) | 70621000216489 | DVD | Available | - | |
Warren PL - Warren | DVD BEN NR (Text) | All discs - DVD | 33450000485548 | DVD | Available | - |
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After his boyhood friend Messala's fanatic loyalty to Rome makes him a powerful enemy, Jewish nobleman Judah Ben-Hur (Heston) is found guilty of an attempted murder he did not commit. His family is banished and he is enslaved on a warship. Yet, through his ferocity in a fierce sea battle, Ben-Hur is able to escape and become a horse trainer. To exact his revenge, Ben-Hur competes against Messala (Boyd) in the Roman chariot races. They race, locked in a battle to the death. Barely surviving, Ben-Hur forsakes the sword for Christ and finally finds redemption. - Baker & Taylor
In this Biblical epic, Jewish nobleman Ben Hur (Heston) struggles against Roman tyranny in 1st century Palestine.