Ben-Hur : a tale of the Christ / Metro Goldwyn Mayer ; screen play by Karl Tunberg ; produced by Sam Zimbalist ; directed by William Wyler.

Judah Ben-Hur is a young Jewish nobleman from a prominent family who is reunited with his childhood friend Messala. Messala returns to Judea as a Roman tribune. There is a genuine friendship between the two men, yet the clash of their cultures drives a wedge between them. That wedge finally drives M...

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Ben-Hur (Motion picture : 1959)
Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Rovi K-12 education materials.
Main Authors: Rózsa, Miklós, 1907-1995 (Composer)
Mathis, June, 1892-1927 (Adapter)
Davis, Carl, 1936- (Composer)
Corporate Authors: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Thames Television, ltd
Turner Entertainment Co
Loew's Incorporated
Leva Filmworks Inc
Warner Home Video (Firm)
Other Authors: Wyler, William, 1902-1981 (Director)
Tunberg, Karl (Screenwriter)
Zimbalist, Sam (Producer)
Heston, Charlton (Actor)
Hawkins, Jack, 1910-1973 (Actor)
Harareet, Haya, 1931-2021 (Actor)
Boyd, Stephen, 1931-1977 (Actor)
Griffith, Hugh, 1912-1980 (Actor)
Scott, Martha, 1914-2003 (Actor)
O'Donnell, Cathy, 1925-1970 (Actor)
Jaffe, Sam, 1891-1984 (Actor)
Currie, Finlay, 1878-1968 (Actor)
Thring, Frank, 1926-1994 (Actor)
Longdon, Terence, 1922-2011 (Actor)
Relph, George, 1888-1960 (Actor)
Morell, André, 1909-1978 (Actor)
Novarro, Ramon, 1899-1968 (Actor)
Bushman, Francis X., 1883-1966 (Actor)
McAvoy, May, 1901-1984 (Actor)
Bronson, Betty, 1906-1971 (Actor)
McDowell, Clare, 1877-1966 (Actor)
Key, Kathleen, 1903-1954 (Actor)
Myers, Carmel, 1899-1980 (Actor)
De Brulier, Nigel, 1878-1948 (Actor)
Lewis, Mitchell, 1880-1956 (Actor)
White, Leo, 1882-1948 (Actor)
Currier, Frank, 1857-1928 (Actor)
Belcher, Charles, 1872-1943 (Actor)
Fuller, Dale (Actor)
Hall, Winter, 1878-1947 (Actor)
Surtees, Robert (Cinematographer)
Horning, William A. (Artistic director)
Carfagno, Edward C. (Artistic director)
Hunt, Hugh, 1902-1988 (Set designer)
Gillespie, Arnold, 1899-1978 (Photographer)
LeBlanc, Lee, 1913-1988 (Photographer)
Hoag, Robert R., 1908-1987 (Photographer)
Winters, Ralph E. (Film editor)
Dunning, John D. (John Daniel), 1916-1991 (Film editor)
Milton, Franklin (Sound designer)
Haffenden, Elizabeth, 1906-1976 (Costume designer)
Niblo, Fred, 1874-1948 (Director)
Wilson, Carey, 1889-1962 (Screenwriter)
Guissart, René, 1888-1960 (Cinematographer)
Struss, Karl, 1886-1981 (Cinematographer)
Hilburn, Percy (Cinematographer)
DeVinna, Clyde, 1892-1953 (Cinematographer)
Gibbons, Cedric, 1895-1960 (Set designer)
Jackson, Horace, 1898-1952 (Set designer)
Nosler, Lloyd, 1900-1985 (Film editor)
Leva, Gary (Producer, Director)
Plummer, Christopher (Narrator)
Benson, Scott (Producer, Director)
Kaiser, May Adair (Screenwriter, Producer)
Wallace, Lew, 1827-1905
Language:English
French
Spanish
Language and/or Writing System:
In English or dubbed French, with optional English, French or Spanish subtitles. Closed-captioned.
1925 version: Silent film with English intertitles and musical accompaniment.
Published: Burbank, CA : Warner Home Video, [2005], ©2005.
Edition:Four-disc collector's edition.
Series:Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Rovi K-12 education materials.
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Physical Description:4 videodiscs (365 min.) : sound, color and black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Format: Video DVD

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