Ben-Hur
starring: Charlton Heston, Jack Hawkins, Stephen Boyd, Haya Harareet, Hugh Griffith
directed by: William Wyler
directed by: William Wyler
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A jewish nobleman in palestine is drawn into a heroic odyssey that includes enslavement by the romans a bold escape from an embattled slave gallery vengeance against his tormentors during a furious arena chariot and fateful encounters with jesus christ.Studio: Warner Home VideoRelease Date: 01/16/2007Starring: Charlton Heston Hugh GriffithRun time: 222 minutesRating: GDirector: William Wyler
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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
A jewish nobleman in palestine is drawn into a heroic odyssey that includes enslavement by the romans a bold escape from an embattled slave gallery vengeance against his tormentors during a furious arena chariot and fateful encounters with jesus christ.Studio: Warner Home VideoRelease Date: 01/16/2007Starring: Charlton Heston Hugh GriffithRun time: 222 minutesRating: GDirector: William Wyler
Amazon.com essential video:
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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- Ben Hur at 50 still nifty!
Recently I have been watching some movies that were big in the year I was born...1959. This one is definitely in the top 10! A story of redemption, betrayal,anger and oh yes,a chariot race! Charlton Heston was first rate in this classic William Wyler movie. 212 minutes of classic cinema. After 50 years Ben Hur has stood as a monument to great movie making! Bravo! :)
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- BEN HUR
Ben-HurMOVIE EVENTUALLY FAILED TO BOOT ON SIDE A AT ALL.PREVIOUSLY IT FROZE AT NAVAL BATTLE SCENE.SIDE TWO ALSO FROZE AFTER FIRST SCENE.I SENT IT BACK WITH AN EXPLANATION BUT LATER DISCOVERED THAT DUMMIE ME FORGOT TO PUT THE DISK IN THE PACKAGE.I HEARD NOTHING FROM PERSON I BOUGHT IT FROM, BUT MUST ADMIT I WASN'T SURPRISED SINCE I HAD FAILED TO INCLUDE THE DISK IN THE RETURN. AT THIS POINT I GAVE UP AND BOUGHT A NEW ONE AT BEST BUY FOR $19.99
Rating: - No Hyperbole Here!
You don't have to be a Christian (though I am) to enjoy this massive Magnum Opus of drama, forgiveness, revenge, action, and rich dialouge.Besides, there is no story in the bible that mirrors this, as the origins of this movie is historical fiction.Now that even satanists have no way to back up their hate of this movie because it's not shoving any bible stories (and their messages, if any) in their face!
Though this movie is extremely long at four hours, this movie doesn't move along ... Read More
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- Ben-Hur DVD
This movie is 50 years old.But is nonetheless exciting and poignant. I saw it when it first came out, and it was just as meaningful to me today as it was back then.
Watching the young Charlton Heston is a nostalgic experience.
Rating: 
- 3 stars out of 4
The Bottom Line:
The chariot race sequence is just as spectacular and amazing as you've heard, but the rest of the movie is sluggish and weighted with its own greatness; long and self-important, Ben-Hur is a movie for a rainy Sunday afternoon, not a Friday night.
- Ben Hur at 50 still nifty!Recently I have been watching some movies that were big in the year I was born...1959. This one is definitely in the top 10! A story of redemption, betrayal,anger and oh yes,a chariot race! Charlton Heston was first rate in this classic William Wyler movie. 212 minutes of classic cinema. After 50 years Ben Hur has stood as a monument to great movie making! Bravo! :)
- BEN HURBen-HurMOVIE EVENTUALLY FAILED TO BOOT ON SIDE A AT ALL.PREVIOUSLY IT FROZE AT NAVAL BATTLE SCENE.SIDE TWO ALSO FROZE AFTER FIRST SCENE.I SENT IT BACK WITH AN EXPLANATION BUT LATER DISCOVERED THAT DUMMIE ME FORGOT TO PUT THE DISK IN THE PACKAGE.I HEARD NOTHING FROM PERSON I BOUGHT IT FROM, BUT MUST ADMIT I WASN'T SURPRISED SINCE I HAD FAILED TO INCLUDE THE DISK IN THE RETURN. AT THIS POINT I GAVE UP AND BOUGHT A NEW ONE AT BEST BUY FOR $19.99
- No Hyperbole Here!You don't have to be a Christian (though I am) to enjoy this massive Magnum Opus of drama, forgiveness, revenge, action, and rich dialouge.Besides, there is no story in the bible that mirrors this, as the origins of this movie is historical fiction.Now that even satanists have no way to back up their hate of this movie because it's not shoving any bible stories (and their messages, if any) in their face!
Though this movie is extremely long at four hours, this movie doesn't move along ... Read More
- Ben-Hur DVDThis movie is 50 years old.But is nonetheless exciting and poignant. I saw it when it first came out, and it was just as meaningful to me today as it was back then.
Watching the young Charlton Heston is a nostalgic experience.
- 3 stars out of 4The Bottom Line:
The chariot race sequence is just as spectacular and amazing as you've heard, but the rest of the movie is sluggish and weighted with its own greatness; long and self-important, Ben-Hur is a movie for a rainy Sunday afternoon, not a Friday night.
