Rent Ben Hur (1959)
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.
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.
Available Media
- DVD
Film Details
Actors:
- Charlton Heston
- Jack Hawkins
- Cathy O'Donnell
- Finlay Currie
- Frank Thring
- Haya Harareet
- Hugh Griffith
- Martha Scott
- Sam Jaffe
- Stephen Boyd
- Andre Morell
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BFI Classification:
Parental Guidance - general viewing but some scenes may be unsuitable for young children
| Release Date: | 05/11/2001 |
| Production Year: | 1959 |
| Run Time: | 214 minutes |
| Aspect Ratio: | Widescreen 2.76:1 |
| Format: | Pal |
| Colour: | Colour |
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