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Ben-Hur (Disc 1 of 2) (1959)
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Charlton Heston,
Jack Hawkins,
Cathy O'Donnell,
Martha Scott,
Haya Harareet,
Stephen Boyd,
Hugh Griffith,
Sam Jaffe
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William Wyler
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Action,
Classic,
Drama
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Warner Bros.
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English, Spanish, French
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222 mins
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Winner of 11 Academy Awards
Includes the 1959 Classic and the original 1925 Silent Version.
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 galley, vengeance against his tormentors during a furious arena chariot race and fateful encounters 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 1997's Titanic set sail.
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