Ben Hur 1959 Special Edition 2xDVD9 1xDVD5 ENG ITA FRE

Directed by William Wyler
Produced by Sam Zimbalist
Screenplay by Karl Tunberg
Uncredited:
Gore Vidal
Christopher Fry
Maxwell Anderson
S. N. Behrman
Based on Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ by Lew Wallace
Narrated by Finlay Currie
Starring Charlton Heston
Jack Hawkins
Haya Harareet
Stephen Boyd
Hugh Griffith
Music by Miklós Rózsa
Cinematography Robert L. Surtees
Editing by John D. Dunning
Ralph E. Winters
Studio Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Distributed by Loew's Inc.
Release date(s)

November 18, 1959

Running time 212 minutes
Country United States
Language English

In AD 26, Judah Ben-Hur (Charlton Heston) is a wealthy prince and merchant in Jerusalem. His childhood friend, the Roman citizen Messala (Stephen Boyd), is now a tribune. After several years away from Jerusalem, Messala returns as the new commander of the Roman garrison. Messala believes in the glory of Rome and its imperial power, while Ben-Hur is devoted to his faith and the freedom of the Jewish people. Messala asks Ben-Hur for the names of Jews who criticize the Romans. Ben-Hur refuses, angering Messala.

Ben-Hur lives with his mother, Miriam (Martha Scott), and sister, Tirzah (Cathy O'Donnell). Their loyal slave Simonides (Sam Jaffe) is preparing for an arranged marriage for his daughter, Esther (Haya Harareet). Ben-Hur gives Esther her freedom as a wedding present, and the audience is shown that Ben-Hur and Esther are in love even though her marriage to another man is imminent.

During the parade for the new governor of Judea, Valerius Gratus, a tile falls from the roof of Ben-Hur's house. Gratus is thrown from his horse and nearly killed. Although Messala knows this was an accident, he condemns Ben-Hur to the galleys and imprisons Miriam and Tirzah. By punishing a known friend and prominent citizen, he hopes to intimidate the Jewish populace. Ben-Hur swears to take revenge. Dying of thirst when his slave gang arrives at Nazareth, Ben-Hur collapses. A local carpenter (who the audience realizes is Jesus) gives him water.







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Sub : Ita - Eng - Fre
Language : Ita - Eng - Fre
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