Ben-Hur ( Blu-ray )
Winner of eleven Oscars including Charlton Heston as Best Actor, an epic spectacle concerning a prince of Judea who incurs the wrath of the Roman Empire. The famous chariot race required a year of film preparation and lasts nearly 20 minutes.
Year: 1959
Genre: Alice's 500 Greatest Films, Classic Drama, BAFTA - Best Film, Academy Award - Best Picture, Best of the 1950s, Spiritual Cinema, Alice Members' Top 100, Movies (1001 You Must See Before You Die), Golden Globe - Drama, Blu-ray Discs, Action
Country: USA
Director: William Wyler
Starring: Charlton Heston, Hugh Griffith, Jack Hawkins, Stephen Boyd, Haya Harareet
Duration: 222 Minutes
Rating: PG - Low level violence
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