Item Details
Ben-Hur [videorecording] : a tale of the Christ
presented by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.
- Format
- Laserdisc; Video
- Summary
- A peace-loving prince of Judea leads his nation against the wrath of the conquering Romans. His self-imposed destiny brings tragedy to himself and his people.
- Director
- William Wyler
- Performer(s)
- Charlton Heston, Jack Hawkins, Haya Harareet, Stephen Boyd.
- Release Date
- 1959
- Run Time
- 222 min.
- Rating
- Rated: G.
- Notes
- Based on the novel by Lew Wallace.
- Videodisc release of the 1959 motion picture.
- Letterboxed.
- Contains theatrical trailer & documentary, Ben-Hur: the making of an epic (59 min.).
- Variant title
- Ben-Hur the making of an epic
- Related title
- Ben Hur.
- Edition
- Deluxe letterbox ed. ; 35th anniversary ed.
- ISBN(s)
- 0792822684,
- Credits
- Produced by Sam Zimbalist ; directed by William Wyler ; screen play by Karl Tunberg ; director of photography, Robert L. Surtees ; editors, Ralph E. Winters, John D. Dunning ; music, Miklos Rozsa.
- Published
- [Culver City, CA] :MGM/UA Home Video ;[New York] :Turner Entertainment Co.,c1994.
- Description
- 5 videodiscs (222 min.) : sd., col. ; 12 in. LaserDisc [CAV], sides 1-8; [CLV], side 9,
- Technical details
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