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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.
Van Pelt - Video Collection (ask at Circulation Desk) DVD 031 696 part 1-2
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- Format:
- Video
- Language:
- English
- French
- Spanish
- Subjects (All):
- Wallace, Lew, 1827-1905--Film adaptations.
- Wallace, Lew.
- Jesus Christ--Drama.
- Jesus Christ.
- Wallace, Lew, 1827-1905.
- Bible. New Testament.
- Enslaved persons.
- History of Biblical events.
- Italy--Rome.
- Bible. New Testament--History of Biblical events--Drama.
- Bible.
- Enslaved persons--Italy--Rome--Drama.
- Judaea (Region)--Drama.
- Judaea (Region).
- Rome--History--Tiberius, 14-37--Drama.
- Rome.
- Middle East--Judaea Region.
- Rome (Empire).
- Genre:
- Drama.
- Feature films -- United States.
- Bible films.
- Christian films.
- Epic films.
- Film adaptations.
- Historical films.
- History.
- Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
- Video recordings for hard of hearing people.
- Video recordings.
- Physical Description:
- 2 videodiscs (222 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
- 4 3/4 in.
- Edition:
- 50th anniversary edition, letterboxed widescreen presentation.
- Place of Publication:
- Burbank, CA : Warner Home Video, [2011]
- Language Note:
- In English or dubbed French.; optional subtitles in French or Spanish.
- Open-captioned for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH).
- System Details:
- DVD, NTSC, Region 1; widescreen(2.35:1 aspect ratio) presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround.
- optical surround Dolby
- NTSC
- videodisc video file
- Summary:
- "Judah Ben-Hur [is] a Jewish nobleman in Palestine whose heroic odyssey includes enslavement by the Romans, vengeance against his tormentors during a furious arena chariot race and fateful encounters with Jesus Christ"--Container.
- Participant:
- Charlton Heston, Jack Hawkins, Haya Harareet, Stephen Boyd, Hugh Griffith, Martha Scott, Cathy O'Donnell, Sam Jaffe.
- Credits:
- Director of photography, Robert L. Surtees; film editors, Ralph E. Winters, John D. Dunning; music, Miklos Rosza.
- Chariot race directed by Andrew Marton and staged by stunt expert, Yakima Canutt.
- Notes:
- Based on the novel by Lew Wallace.
- Videodisc release of the motion picture produced in 1959.
- Special features: commentary by film historian T. Gene Hatcher with Charlton Heston; music-only track showcasing Miklos Rosza's award-winning score.
- Winner, Academy Awards USA, 1960: Best Picture (Sam Zimbalist) ; Best Actor in a Leading Role (Charlton Heston) ; Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Hugh Griffith) ; Best Director (William Wyler) ; Best Cinematography, Color (Robert Surtees) ; Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Color (William A. Horning, Edward C. Carfagno, Hugh Hunt) ; Best Costume Design, Color (Elizabeth Haffenden) ; Best Sound (Franklin Milton) ; Best Film Editing (Ralph E. Winters, John D. Dunning) ; Best Effects, Special Effects (A. Arnold Gillespie, R.A. MacDonald, Milo B. Lory) ; Best Music, Scoring of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture (Miklós Rózsa).
- Winner, Golden Globes USA, 1960: Best Motion Picture-Drama ; Best Director (William Wyler) ; Best Supporting Actor (Stephen Boyd) ; Special Achievement Award (Andrew Marton).
- Contains:
- Motion picture adaptation of: Wallace, Lew, 1827-1905. Ben-Hur.
- ISBN:
- 9780780673465
- 0780673468
- OCLC:
- 741798420
- Publisher Number:
- 883929178261
- 2000051430 Turner Entertainment Co.
- 2000051431 Turner Entertainment Co.
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