Heston, Charlton. Wyler, William 1902-1981 Zimbalist, Sam. Tunberg, Karl. Hawkins, Jack 1910-1973 Harareet, Haya 1931- Boyd, Stephen 1928-1977 Griffith, Hugh 1912-1980 Scott, Martha 1914- O'Donnell, Cathy 1923-1970 Jaffe, Sam 1893-1984 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer moving image videorecording Feature films. Religious films. Video recordings for the hearing impaired. cau Burbank, CA Turner Entertainment Co. and Warner Home Video c2001 2001 Widescreen ed. monographic eng

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1 videodisc (212 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. Jewish nobleman Judah Ben-Hur opposes the Roman tyranny in the times of Christ, and through his opposition brings tragedy to himself and his family. Follows his descent to slavery, back into the ruling class through finding favor with the master of a ship on which he was a slave. Culminates with the famous chariot race and the death of Christ. Rated G. presented by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer ; director, William Wyler ; producer, Sam Zimbalist ; screenplay, Karl Tunberg. Originally produced as as motion picture in 1959. Running time includes Ben-Hur and the 11 minutes of trailer and screen tests. Based on the novel by Lew Wallace. Special features: before the movie: original theatrical trailer ; after the movie: rare screen tests of actors cast and not cast in the final film. Charlton Heston, Jack Hawkins, Haya Harareet, Stephen Boyd, Hugh Griffith, Martha Scott, Cathy O'Donnell, Sam Jaffe. DVD. Closed-captioned. Director of photography, Robert L. Surtees ; art directors, William A. Horning and Edward Carfagno ; costumes designed by Elizabeth Haffenden ; film editors, Ralph E. Winters, John D. Dunning ; recording supervisor, Franklin Milton ; music by Miklos Rozsa. Academy Awards, 1959: Best Picture; Best Director (William Wyler); Best Actor (Charlton Heston); Best Actor in a supporting role (Hugh Griffith); Best Color Cinematography (Robert L. Surtees); Best Art Direction-Color (William A. Horning & Edward Carfagno); Set Decoration (Hugh Hunt); Music: Best Scoring of a dramatic or comedy picture (Miklos Rozsa); Film editing (Ralph E. Winters & John D, Dunning); Costume Design-Color (Elizabeth Haffenden); Special effects (A. Arnold Gillespie and Robert MacDonald), visual -- (Milo Lory), audible. e------ Jesus Christ Drama Jews Persecutions Drama Paganism Drama Chariot racing Drama Leprosy in the Bible Drama CEH Colección Estudios Haitianos Holy Roman Empire History Drama CM DVD 00013 791.4372 Wallace, Lew, 1827-1905 0790758458 : 9780790758459 012569550629 UBY 010824 20230410123709.0 37932