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This is the epic of all epics. The only movie to ever approach this is The Return of the King. William Wyler's Oscar-winning BEN-HUR (1959) is a crown achievement of the cinema. Watching a brand-new, pristine camera negative copy, I could not believe that the opening Nativity scene and the Resurrection finale were the same movie. There is just so much here. This remake of the 1925 silent epic, runs close to 4 hours, including powerful music by Miklos Rozsa (who did King of Kings, El Cid and other major epic scores). The story follows Jew (Charlton Heston) as Judah Ben-Hur and a Roman (Stephen Boyd) as Massala, raised as best friends, who become bitter enemies in the Holy Land at the time of Jesus Christ's life. Director Wyler was always known as a painstaking perfectionist who would exhaust cast and crew by doing take after take after take of every scene. But the result for the audience is enthralling. The movie is very different from the book. Any fan of the movie SHOULD read the book to gain a greater appreciation of what Wyler was working with and what Lew Wallace created. Simply fantastic!Read full review
Ben-Hur is one of the definitive classics of our time. In an era before CG animation or green screen, movies were made the hard way... Using thousands of extras and literally hundreds of sets, Ben-Hur was an epic just in the making of it. Ben-Hur is one of those last century epics that modern day filmakers can only dream of doing. This classic tale is portrayed in massive scale and in excellent directing. Charlton Heston gives an awesome performance. Since his passing, Ben-Hur is the movie I like to look back on and remember him best. These are the types of movies he loved doing. The dvd only enhances the experience with superior digital sound and picture. This particular DVD contains an excellent telling of how the movie was made, and the long hard road that led up to it stretching all the way back into the silent movie era. The main reason I bought it was that we have the original VHS tapes from decades ago, and I decided to get it on DVD so I can enjoy it in my later years and share my experience with others. If you love a good adventure and have the time, Ben-Hur is a must have.Read full review
Iconic movie that is as vivid as it should be. Very good and recommend to any one. DVD has first half of movie on one side and second half on other side. Sorta like old 45 rpm records that had a song on both sides.
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Great movie inspirational and just really wanted in my family collection
Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: Pre-owned
Received on time. Love the movie but the teeth on the inside holder was broken held in place by bubble wrap, the dvd skipped toward the middle of the film and I had to fast forward a few times to continue viewing this epic tale.
Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: Pre-owned
