Public Libraries of Suffolk County, New York

Ben-Hur, United Artists Pictures Inc. ; presented by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer ; screenplay, Karl Tunberg ; produced by Sam Zimbalist ; directed by William Wyler. Ben-Hur : a tale of the Christ (1925) / Thames Television and Turner Entertainment Co. present ; Thames silents ; Metro Goldwyn Mayer presents ; directed by Fred Niblo ; adaptation by June Mathis ; produced from the scenario of Carey Wilson, Discs 3-4

Based on the novel by Lew WallaceOriginally produced as a motion picture in 1959. Ben Hur (silent version) originally produced as a motion picture in 1925 and later restored and aired on the television program Thames silentsSpecial features: commentary by film historian T. Gene Hatcher, with Charlton Heston (disc 1); 2005 documentary Ben-Hur, the epic that changed cinema; 1994 documentary Ben-Hur, the making of an epic; Ben-Hur, a journey through pictures; screen tests; vintage newsreels gallery; highlights from the 1960 Academy Awards ceremony (disc 4)"1925 silent version not rated"--Container

mixed

quadrophonic multichannel or surround

Director of photography, Robert L. Surtees ; film editors, Ralph E. Winters, John D. Dunning ; music by Miklos Rózsa (1959)Photography by Rene Guissari ... [et al.] ; film editor, Lloyd Nosler ; music composed & conducted by Carl Davis (1925)

other

Collector's edition.

9781419810794

videodisc

Charlton Heston, Jack Hawkins, Haya Harareet, Stephen Boyd (1959)Ramon Novarro, Francis X. Bushman, May McAvoy, Betty Bronson, Claire McDowel, Kathleen Key, Carmel Myers, Nigel de Brulier, Mitchell Lewis, Leo White, Frank Currier, Charles Belcher, Dale Fuller, Winter Hall (1925)

2 DVDs, sound and silent, color and black and white, 4 3/4 in.

sound on medium

videodisc

DVD; DVD player required; Dolby digital surround 5.1; region 1; widescreen

012569675353

67535 -- Warner Home Video

DVD