Ben Hur.
Try to imagine
100,000
costumes, 8,000
extras
(background
actors), 300
movie sets
and a staggering
budget.
Medjugorje USA
can not imagine "Ben-Hur
having been done
in any other
way, because
it's perfect!
This movie is
among the
few greatest
Biblical-era
epic ever.
Charlton Heston
gives an
outstanding
performance in
his role of
Judah Ben-Hur, a
Jewish nobleman
in Palestine
during the rule
of the Romans
empire and the
time of Christ.
Falsely accused,
Judah is sent to
row for his life
on a Roman war
ship. A
strange set of
events leads Juda to freedom
and he returns
home to find his
family.
Upon his return,
Judah is told
his mother and
sister are dead
having also been
cast into
prison. Judah's
heart now filled
with hatred,
seeks vengeance
against his
accusers. Hate
consumes him
till the love of
a slave girl and
a miracle given
him by Christ,
gives him the
peace and
happiness he
longs for. Heston's performance
won him the
Best Actor
Oscar. Ben Hur
also won 1959's
Best Picture. Legendary
William Wyler
earned his
third Best
Director trophy
for this epic
tale. The film won
11 Academy
Awards. Also
stars Jack
Hawkins, Haya
Harrette,
Stephen Boyd and
Sam Jafee (The
Day the Earth
Stood. Still).
This 4 disc
collectors
edition includes
many extras:
Audio Commentary
by Film
Historian T.
Gene Hatcher
with Scene
Specific
Comments from
Charlton Heston.
New Documentary:
"Ben-Hur: The
Epic That
Changed Cinema"
- Current
filmmakers such
as Ridley Scott
and George Lucas
reflect on the
importance and
influence of the
film. 1994
Documentary: "Ben-Hur:
The Making Of An
Epic" - Hosted
by Christopher
Plummer,
Directed by
William Wyler -
1986 Emmy
Award-nominated
documentary
featuring the
last interview
with Wyler
before his
death.
Featurette:
"Ben-Hur: A
Journey Through
Pictures" - New
audiovisual
recreation of
the film via
stills,
storyboards,
sketches, music
and dialogue.
The 1925
Feature-length
Silent Version
of "Ben-Hur"
with a
stereophonic
orchestral score
by composer Carl
Davis. Vintage
Newsreels
Gallery;
Highlights from
the 1960 Academy
Awards Ceremony.
Outtakes: Screen
Tests: Leslie
Nielsen and
Cesare Danova,
Leslie Nielsen
and Yale Wexler,
George Baker and
William Russel.
Haya Harareet
Hair and Make-up
Tests. Includes
Bible Study book
and
interviews.
Digital
remastered Dolby
Digital 5.1
surround. On a
scales of 1 to 7
angels,
Medjugorje USA
gives this movie
a rating of
7
