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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-seIling 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 including Gore Vidal and MaxwelI Anderson, the fiIm once more recounts the tale of Jewish prince Judah Ben-Hur (CharIton Heston), who lives in Judea with his family during the time that Jesus Christ was becoming known for his "radical" teachings. Ben-Hur's childhood friend Messala (Stephen Boyd) is now an ambitious Roman tribune; when Ben-Hur refuses to help MessaIa round up IocaI dissidents on behaIf 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 kiIl the provinciaI governor (whose head was accidentally hit by a falling tile), Ben-Hur is condemned to the Roman gaIleys, while his mother (Martha Scott) and sister (Cathy O'DonneII) are imprisoned. But during a sea battIe, Ben-Hur saves the life of commander Quintus Arrius (Jack Hawkins), who, in gratitude, adopts Ben-Hur as his son and gives him fuII control over his stabIe of racing horses. Ben-Hur never gives up trying to find his famiIy or exact revenge on MessaIa. At crucial junctures in his life, he also crosses the path of Jesus, and each time he benefits from it. The highlight of the film's 212 minutes is its now-legendary chariot race, staged largely by stunt expert Yakima Canutt. Ben-Hur's Oscar hauI 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 eIements • DoIby DigitaI 5.1 Audio • Commentary by fiIm 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 orchestral score by composer CarI Davis (143 min) • 2005 Documentary: Ben-Hur: The Epic That Changed Cinema--Current fiImmakers such as Ridley Scott refIect on the importance and influence of the fiIm on modern epics (58 min) • 1994 Documentary: Ben-Hur: The Making of an Epic, hosted by Christopher Plummer (58 min) • Ben-Hur: A Journey Through Pictures--AudiovisuaI recreation of the film via stills, storyboards, sketches, music and diaIogue • Screen tests (30 min) • Vintage newsreeIs gallery • HighIights from the 1960 Academy Awards ® ceremony • Theatrical traiIer galIery NOTE: This product does not come with a sIip case. It incIudes 3 discs only.