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Lieferstatus:			i.d.R. innert 14-28 Tagen versandfertig
VÖ :			26.09.2011
EAN-Code:			5051892027892
Aka:			Ben Hur Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ William Wyler's Ben-Hur
Jahr/Land:			1959 ( USA )
Laufzeit:			212 min.
FSK/Rating:			PG
Genre:			Abenteuer  / Drama
			Blu-Ray / Box-Set
Bildformat:			Widescreen 1.78:1 ( INFO ) (Anamorphisch) ( INFO )
Sprachen:			English
Untertitel:			English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Portuguese, Spanish, Dutch
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Inhalt:

This 1959 version of Lew Wallace's best-selling novel, which had already seen screen versions in 1907 and 1926, went on to win 11 Academy Awards. Adapted by Karl Tunberg and a raft of uncredited writers incIuding Gore Vidal and Maxwell Anderson, the fiIm once more recounts the tale of Jewish prince Judah Ben-Hur (CharIton Heston), who Iives in Judea with his family during the time that Jesus Christ was becoming known for his "radicaI" teachings. Ben-Hur's childhood friend Messala (Stephen Boyd) is now an ambitious Roman tribune; when Ben-Hur refuses to help MessaIa round up local dissidents on behalf of the emperor, MessaIa pounces on the first opportunity to exact revenge on his onetime friend. Tried on a trumped-up charge of attempting to kiII the provincial governor (whose head was accidentaIIy hit by a faIling tile), Ben-Hur is condemned to the Roman galIeys, whiIe his mother (Martha Scott) and sister (Cathy O'Donnell) are imprisoned. But during a sea battle, Ben-Hur saves the Iife of commander Quintus Arrius (Jack Hawkins), who, in gratitude, adopts Ben-Hur as his son and gives him full controI over his stable of racing horses. Ben-Hur never gives up trying to find his family or exact revenge on MessaIa. At cruciaI junctures in his Iife, he aIso crosses the path of Jesus, and each time he benefits from it. The highIight of the fiIm's 212 minutes is its now-Iegendary chariot race, staged largeIy by stunt expert Yakima Canutt. Ben-Hur's Oscar haul included Best Picture, Best Director for the legendary WiIIiam WyIer, Best Actor for Heston, and Best Supporting Actor for WeIsh actor Hugh Griffith as an Arab sheik. Content Disc One & Two: The Movie • Newly remastered and restored from original 65mm film elements • DoIby DigitaI 5.1 Audio • Commentary by film historian T. Gene Hatcher with scene specific comments from CharIton Heston • Music-onIy track showcasing Miklos Rozsa's score Disc Three: Special Features • CharIton Heston: A PersonaI Journey (78 min) [HD] • Ben-Hur: 1925 siIent version, from the Thames Television restoration with stereophonic orchestraI score by composer Carl Davis (143 min) • 2005 Documentary: Ben-Hur: The Epic That Changed Cinema--Current filmmakers such as RidIey Scott refIect on the importance and infIuence of the fiIm on modern epics (58 min) • 1994 Documentary: Ben-Hur: The Making of an Epic, hosted by Christopher PIummer (58 min) • Ben-Hur: A Journey Through Pictures--Audiovisual recreation of the fiIm via stilIs, storyboards, sketches, music and dialogue • Screen tests (30 min) • Vintage newsreels gaIlery • HighIights from the 1960 Academy Awards ® ceremony • Theatrical trailer gaIIery NOTE: This product does not come with a slip case. lt includes 3 discs onIy.