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Ben-Hur |  | Director: William Wyler
Actors: Charlton Heston, Jack Hawkins, Stephen Boyd, Haya Harareet, Hugh Griffith
Studio: Warner Home Video
Category: DVD
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Rating:  352 reviews
Sales Rank: 2867
Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
Languages: English (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled), French (Subtitled), Spanish (Published)
Rating: G (General Audience)
Region: 1
Discs: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Running Time: 212 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 7.4 x 5.3 x 0.6
MPN: WARD65506D
ISBN: 0790758458
UPC: 012569550629
EAN: 9780790758459
ASIN: B000056BP4
Theatrical Release Date: 1959
Release Date: June 1, 2004
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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Product Description
In this Biblical epic, Jewish nobleman Ben Hur (Heston) struggles against Roman tyranny in 1st century Palestine.
Genre: Feature Film-Drama
Rating: G
Release Date: 14-SEP-2004
Media Type: DVD
Ben-Hur scooped an unprecedented 11 Academy Awards® in 1959 and, unlike some later rivals, richly deserved every single one. This is epic filmmaking on a scale that had not been seen before and is unlikely ever to be seen again. But it's not just running time or a cast of thousands that makes an epic, it's the subject matter, and here the subject--Prince Judah Ben-Hur (Charlton Heston) and his estrangement from old Roman pal Messala (Stephen Boyd)--is rich, detailed, and sensitively handled. Director William Wyler, who had been a junior assistant on MGM's original silent version back in 1925, never sacrifices the human focus of the story in favor of spectacle, and is aided immeasurably by Miklos Rozsa's majestic musical score, arguably the greatest ever written for a Hollywood picture. At four hours it's a long haul (especially given some of the portentous dialogue), but all in all, Ben-Hur is a great movie, best seen on the biggest screen possible. --Mark Walker
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 Good August 20, 2010
J. Beaird
The product arrived as advertised and was in good condition. I would order from this seller again.
 Anti Semetic tripe August 16, 2010
Phoenix (USA)
0 out of 4 found this review helpful
I saw this movie only today after some heavy recommendation from my brother in law... And Am I the only one to notice the anti semetic theme of this movie?
First off, the Chariot Race was amazing. That was the only good part of this movie. Everything else was about how this Jew who wanted vengeance could only find peace when he found Jesus message. There was one particular scene where Benhur and his mother and sister as lepers are going back to the city and there is this blind Jewish man begging...and Benhur drops a coin in his bowl...when the blind beggar hears that he is with lepers, the drops the coin (basically didn't want to take the money from lepers...after all Jewish people are nasty and rude and unkind..right?..unlike all those people who found Jesus (Christians).
It's amazing what the Jewish people have gone through these 2000 years. Even Shakespeare has not spared the Jews. In his Merchant of Venice he talks about this Shylock who wants his pounds of flesh. This was my first exposure to Anti Semitism as a Hindu when I was in school in India.
Then came Martin Luther's Anti Semitic rantings which culminated in the Holocaust.
Sad and pathetic at the cruelty of Christianity towards the Jews. I know of no religion with maybe the exception of Islam to some extent that talks ill of people of other religions as Christianity. Fortunately in today's world the vast majority of Christians like people of other faiths are good people in spite of their vile religious doctrine
Case damaged a little, but fantastic movie. well worth it! August 10, 2010
Uvula25
This product was very prompt in its arival time, However once I opened the package I noticed that the plastic DVD case was a little damaged. I didn't pay it much mind at first however I noticed a piece inside the clear plastic DVD Disk holder and it turns out that it was part of the corner piece. That being said The Movie is what we are all after. I found the silent one to be ok, but the two disk full length feature is one awesome movie. So it overpowered the fact that little damage was done to the case. All in all I enjoyed the product (and still do) but I dont have all the time in the world to watch it whenever I please.
 Favorite movie June 29, 2010
S. Hagan (Charlottesville, VA United States)
Great set, great actors, great storyline, great soundtrack. I've watched this movie so many times I know what scene is occurring just by hearing what part of the dramatic score is playing. The actors are of the finest caliber. They don't make actors like that any more, they seem straight out of the classical world of theater, having so much beauty and raw power in every expression and every movement. Every line is classic and potent, even though there is not much dialogue, which should be a disappointment for me because I love clever scripts and smart dialogue; however, the actors are so great at acting that their faces and actions say more than they ever could, so I don't mind the sparseness of the spoken word.
It may be too dated for some, but the galley scene and the chariot race scene are some of the greatest "action" scenes there are. Brutal and violent as well. I can't believe my mother let me watch the galley scenes when I was six or seven.
The book is great as well and different from the movie, however both cover what all great stories are about, glory and tragedy and the fall and rise in between. If anything, watch the movie for Charlton Heston's performance. If you want to see a man and a man with all of his emotions ( rage, sorrow, revengeful, unable to comprehend), than there is no better place to see one than Heston's Judah Ben Hur.
PS Love scenes are a bit cheesy, but there are also what you would have seen on the stage way back when.
Great deal! June 24, 2010
Angela Robertson (Los Angeles)
The package was shipped within 5 business days. It was sealed and in excellent condition (I bought it new). Great deal for the price.
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