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    Ben-Hur


    4-Disc Collector's Edition
    Genre: Drama

    Reviewed In Issue 101 (Oct 2005) Of Widescreen Review®

    Stars:
    Charlton Heston, Jack Hawkins, Haya Harareet & Stephen Boyd

    WSR Review Scores
    WSR Picture Rating: 4
    DD Sound Rating: 3.5
    DTS Sound Rating: NR
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    Reference Systems
    Critics' Composite Score: 5
    Internet Links
    www.warnervideo.com
    Special Features
    Special features on discs one and two of this four-disc set include commentary by T. Gene Hatcher with Charlton Heston and a music-only track of the entire film. Disc three contains the 143-minute 1925 silent version of the film. Disc four is full of supplements: the 58-minute documentary "Ben-Hur: The Epic That Changed Cinema"; the 58-minute "Ben-Hur: The Making Of An Epic"; and "Ben-Hur: A Journey Through Pictures," a five-minute featurette of stills, storyboards, sketches, music, and dialogue. There are four screen tests, six vintage newsreels: "Costliest Film Makes Screen History" (one minute), "The Night Ben-Hur Comes To Broadway" (two minutes), "West Coast Welcomes Ben-Hur" (one minute), "VIP Opening: Capital Welcome For Ben-Hur" (one minute), "Japan's Emperor Goes To The Movies" (one minute), and "Oscar


     DVD General Information

    (Studio/Distributor): Warner Home Video
    (Catalog Number): 67535
    (MPAA Rating): Not Rated
    (Rating Reason):

    		 NA
    (Retail Price): $39.92
    (DVD Type): Four-Disc Set: DVD-9 & DVD-5
    (Widescreen Edition): Yes
    (Full Screen Edition): No
    (Anamorphic Widescreen): Yes
    (Running Time In Minutes): 223
    (Color Type): Color
    (Chaptered/Scene Access): Yes
    (Closed Captioned): Yes
    (Regional Coding): 1
    (Theatrical Year): 1959
    (Theatrical Release): Yes
    (Direct-To-Video Release): No
    (DVD Release Date): 09/13/05
    (THX® Digitally Mastered): No

     Credits Information

    (Director): William Wyler
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      WSR Narrative Review
    Story Synopsis:
    Carting off 11 Academy Awards

    DVD Picture:
    Compared to the previously released DVD, this new anamorphically enhanced 2.73:1 DVD looks gorgeous. For the film

    Soundtrack:
    Although much of the Dolby

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