[Blu-ray] Ben-Hur

[Blu-ray] Ben-Hur

Director: William Wyler and Sam Zimbalist

Cast: Charlton Heston, Jack Hawkins

Disc: 2 discs

Age Rating: All ages

Runtime: 222 min

Synopsis:

Ben-Hur is a 1959 American religious epic film directed by William Wyler, produced by Sam Zimbalist, and starring Charlton Heston as the title character. A remake of the 1925 silent film with a similar title, it was adapted from Lew Wallace's 1880 novel Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ. The screenplay is credited to Karl Tunberg, but includes contributions from Maxwell Anderson, S. N. Behrman, Gore Vidal, and Christopher Fry. The cast also features Stephen Boyd, Jack Hawkins, Haya Harareet, Hugh Griffith, Martha Scott, Cathy O'Donnell and Sam Jaffe.

Awards:

• Winner: Best Film 11