Ben-Hur [VHS]
by William Wyler
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Actor: Charlton Heston, Haya Harareet, Hugh Griffith, Jack Hawkins, Stephen BoydDirector: William Wyler
Producer: J.J. Cohn
Writer: Christopher Fry
Writer: Gore Vidal
Writer: Karl Tunberg
Writer: Lew Wallace
Writer: Maxwell Anderson
Writer: S.N. Behrman
Edition: VHS Tape
Audio: English (Original Language), Analog
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, NTSC, Original recording reissued, Original recording remastered
Running Time: 212 minutes
Release Date: 2001-03-13
Audience Rating: G (General Audience)
Publisher: Warner Home Video
Studio: Warner Home Video
VHS Movie Reviews of Ben-Hur [VHS]
Movie Review: Ben Hur (DVD video)
Summary: 5 Stars
What a great movie! A classic. Story of a Jew who finds Christ as saviour and fulfils his destiny.Movie Review: Ben-Hur
Summary: 5 Stars
Shipped in a timely manner. Will purchase from them again. I was very happy and delighted with my purchase.Movie Review: A True American Classic
Summary: 4 Stars
Despite its unrelenting seriousness, William Wyler's high-budget depiction of a champion charioteer's encounter with Jesus is worthy of Hollywood's golden age. Some special effects show their age, but most scenes will leave you either breathless or teary-eyed--you may see Christ in a whole new light. Stephen Boyd is outstanding as Messala.Movie Review: Best of the Bible epics.
Summary: 5 Stars
Surpassing even Cecil B. DeMille's 'Ten Commandments' in terms of spectacle, this 1959 celluloid behemoth still holds its own against such modern-day imitators as 'Gladiator.' No film since has presented the Greco-Roman world in such over-the-top spectacle. The chariot race is still compelling (even in the claustrophobic pan-and-scan VHS version), and the script combines reverent Biblical drama and polished Hollywood romance as only a film of this era could. A classic, despite (or perhaps because of) its many campy elements and rumored gay subtext.Movie Review: Ben Hur
Summary: 5 Stars
I am very pleased with my purchase of the DVD "Ben Hur" I would recommend it.
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Judy Miles
Summary of Ben-Hur [VHS]
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 WalkerClassics Video
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