Ben-Hur.
Judah Ben-Hur is a young Jewish nobleman from a prominent 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...
| Corporate Author: | |
|---|---|
| Other Authors: | , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |
| Format: | Video DVD |
| Language: | English French |
| Language Notes: | 1959 version: closed-captioned. Sound tracks: English and French, with optional subtitles in English, French, and Spanish. 1925 version: silent film with musical accompaniment. |
| Published: |
Burbank, CA :
Warner Home Video,
[2005]
|
| Edition: | 4-disc collector's ed. |
| Subjects: |
| Summary: | Judah Ben-Hur is a young Jewish nobleman from a prominent 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. Fom 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. |
|---|---|
| Item Description: | Title from container. Originally released as motion pictures in 1959 and 1925. Based on the novel by Lew Wallace. Dual-layer format. 1959 version: aspect ratio 2.76:1; enhanced for widescreen TVs. 1925 version is full screen. 1959 version: new digital transfer from restored 65MM elements. 1925 version is the Thames Television Restoration. Accompanied by booklet, The story of the making of Ben-Hur : a tale of the Christ, in container. Special features: disc 1 and 2. Commentary by film historian T. Gene Hatcher, with Charlton Heston ; Music-only track showcasing Miklos Rozsa's score ; disc 4: 2005 documentary: Ben-Hur : the epic that changed cinema ; 1994 documentary Ben-Hur : the making of an epic ; Ben-Hur : a journey through pictures (audiovisual recreation via stills, storyboards, sketches, music and dialogue) ; Screen tests ; Vintage newsreels gallery ; Highlights from the 4/4/60 Academy Awards ceremony ; Theatrical trailer gallery. Videorecording. |
| Physical Description: | 4 videodiscs (222 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet ([36] pages : illustrations (some color) ; 18 cm.) |
| Format: | DVD; Dolby digital, Dolby surround 5.1. |
| Audience: | MPAA rating: G. 1925 version not rated. |
| Awards: | Academy Awards, 1959: Best Motion Picture (Sam Zimbalist, producer), Best Directing (William Wyler), Best Actor (Charlton Heston {"Judah Ben-Hur"}), Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Hugh Griffith {"Sheik Ilderim"}), Best Art Direction (Color) (Art Direction: William A. Horning, Edward Carfagno; Set Decoration: Hugh Hunt), Best Cinematography (Color) (Robert L. Surtees), Best Costume Design (Color) (Elizabeth Haffenden), Best Film Editing (Ralph E. Winters, John D. Dunning), Best Music (Music Score of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture) (Miklos Rozsa), Best Sound (Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studio Sound Department, Franklin E. Milton, Sound Director), Best Special Effects (Visual Effects by A. Arnold Gillespie, Robert MacDonald; Audible Effects by Milo Lory) |
| Production Credits: | 1959 version: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer presents ; directed by William Wyler ; screen play by Karl Tunberg ; produced by Sam Zimbalist ; director of photography, Robert L. Surtees ; editors, John D. Dunning, Ralph E. Winters ; music, Miklós Rózsa. 1925 version: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer in arrangement with Abraham L. Erlanger, Charles E. Dillingham, Florenz Ziegfeld, Jr. presents ; directed by Fred Niblo ; adaptation by June Mathis ; produced from the scenario by Carry Wilson ; a Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer picture ; a Turner Entertainment Co. and Thames Television presentation ; orchestral score by Carl Davis. |
| ISBN: | 1419810790 |