Ben-Hur : a tale of the Christ
(DVD)
Contributors
Published
Burbank, CA : Warner Home Video, [2011].
Format
DVD
Edition
Widescreen ver.
ISBN
9780780673465 :, 0780673468
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (222 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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Published
Burbank, CA : Warner Home Video, [2011].
Edition
Widescreen ver.
Language
English
ISBN
9780780673465 :, 0780673468
UPC
883929178261
Notes
General Note
Based on the novel by Lew Wallace.
General Note
Originally released as a motion picture in 1959.
General Note
Special features include commentary by film historian T. Gene Hatcher with Charlton Heston ; music-only track showcasing Miklos Rosza's award-winning score.
Creation/Production Credits
Director of photography, Robert L. Surtees ; film editors, Ralph E. Winters, John D. Dunning ; music, Miklos Rosza.
Participants/Performers
Charlton Heston, Jack Hawkins, Haya Harareet, Stephen Boyd, Hugh Griffith, Martha Scott, Cathy O'Donnell, Sam Jaffe.
Description
"Judah Ben-Hur [is] 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"--Container.
System Details
DVD, region 1, widescreen presentation ; NTSC ; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround.
Language
English or dubbed French dialogue, optional French or Spanish subtitles; English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH)
Subjects
LC Subjects
Bible films.
Bible. -- New Testament -- History of Biblical events -- Drama.
Christian films.
Drama.
Enslaved persons -- Italy -- Rome -- Drama.
Epic films.
Historical films.
Jesus Christ -- Drama.
Judaea (Region) -- Drama.
Rome -- History -- Tiberius, 14-37 -- Drama.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Video recordings.
Bible. -- New Testament -- History of Biblical events -- Drama.
Christian films.
Drama.
Enslaved persons -- Italy -- Rome -- Drama.
Epic films.
Historical films.
Jesus Christ -- Drama.
Judaea (Region) -- Drama.
Rome -- History -- Tiberius, 14-37 -- Drama.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Video recordings.
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Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Wyler, W., Heston, C., Wallace, L., Hawkins, J., Harareet, H., Surtees, R., Winters, R. E., Dunning, J. D. 1., Rózsa, M., Zimbalist, S., Tunberg, K., Boyd, S., Griffith, H., Scott, M., O'Donnell, C., & Jaffe, S. (2011). Ben-Hur: a tale of the Christ (Widescreen ver.). Warner Home Video.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)William Wyler et al.. 2011. Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ. Burbank, CA: Warner Home Video.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)William Wyler et al.. Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ Burbank, CA: Warner Home Video, 2011.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Wyler, William, et al. Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ Widescreen ver., Warner Home Video, 2011.
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