New on DVD & Blu-Ray : BEN-HUR - 50th ANNIVERSARY ULTIMATE COLLECTOR'S EDITION

Synopsis: Thrill anew to the visual splendor, thundering action and towering drama of this record-setting winner of 11 Academy Awards®* including Best Picture. Charlton Heston brings a muscular physical and moral presence to his Best Actor Oscar®-winning role of Judah Ben-Hur, 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. Best Director Oscar® winner William Wyler masterfully grips the reins of an enduring and spellbinding spectacular.

Genre: Drama, Adventure, History

Worldwide Box-Office: $74M (US - 1959)

Number of Discs: 5 (DVD); 3 (Blu-Ray)

DVD & Blu-Ray Special Features :

• Commentary by Film Historian T. Gene Hatcher with Charlton Heston
• Music-Only Track Showcasing Miklos Rozsa’s Award-Winning Score
• Theatrical Trailers
• Feature Length Documentary
• Retrospective on the Ben-Hur Star Written and Directed by His Son Fraser C. Heston, Featuring Never-Before-Available Images and Footage from the Heston Family Archives
  
• The 1925 Silent Version - Thames Television Restoration with Stereophonic Orchestral Score by Carl Davis
  
• Ben-Hur: The Epic That Changed Cinema and Ben-Hur: The Making of an Epic
  
• Ben-Hur: A Journey Through Pictures – Audiovisual Recreation Via Stills, Storyboards, Sketches, Music and Dialogue
  
• Screen Tests
• Highlights from the 1960 Academy Awards® Telecast
  
• Newsreel and Trailers
• The Ben-Hur Diaries - Reproduction of Charlton Heston’s Personal and Insightful Diary from January 1958 to April 1960, Chronicling His Time Before Production Started Through the Academy Awards
• Book with Rare Photos, Production Art and Reproductions from the Original Theatrical Pressbook

What to Expect : Rousing historical epic with religious undertones. An extraordinary achievement that never fades with time. A must-see.

Release Date : September 27, 2011

Run Time : 212 Min.

Studio/Distributor : Warner Bros.

Rating : G.

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