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Key Information
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| Directors: |
William Wyler |
| Stars: |
Charlton Heston |
| Actors: |
Finlay Currie |
| Genre: |
Dramas |
| Subgenre: |
Recommended · Epic · Religion · Bible Epic · Period Piece · Ancient World · Based On A Novel · Essential Cinema · Classic |
| MPAA Rating: |
G (MPAA) |
| Available Formats: |
VHS: 35th Anniversary Edition; Letterboxed |
| UPC: |
012569550636 |
| Release Date: |
1959 |
| Running Time: |
3hr 31min |
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Languages
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| Original Language: |
English |
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DVD Editions
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Format: DVD, 3hr 32min
Release Company: Warner Home Video (January 16, 2007)
UPC: 012569797734 |
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VHS Editions
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Format: VHS, 3hr 31min |
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Professional Reviews
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(03/05/2001, p.42, Derek Elley): "...William Wyler's 1959 Roman drama still has a self-confidence and sheer scope that's jaw-dropping..." |
| More Information |
| Details: |
Anno Domini: the seventh year of Augustus Caesar's reign. In the Roman province of Judea, Jews return to the city of their birth for the census. A bright star in the night over Bethlehem marks the birth of Jesus Christ. Years later, Roman commander Messala (Stephen Boyd), who was brought up in Judea, takes command of the Roman garrison in Jerusalem. His Jewish boyhood friend Judah Ben-Hur (Charlton Heston) greets him. Messala is delighted. But when Judah refuses to name Jewish patriots, Messala sentences him to the slave galleys and imprisons his mother, Miriam (Martha Scott), and sister, Tirzah (Cathy O'Donnell). Judah vows revenge. <br> <br> In BEN-HUR, William Wyler's much-lauded epic, the story of Judah's search for his mother and sister and his quest for revenge intersects with crucial biblical events such as the Sermon on the Mount and the crucifixion. Wyler gets fine performances from Heston, Boyd, Jack Hawkins (as a Roman admiral who befriends Judah), and Hugh Griffith (as an Arab sheik who drea... |
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