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The numbers speak volumes: 100,000 costumes, 8,000 extras, 300 sets and a staggering budget in its day the largest in movie history. Ben-Hur's creators made it the best, the greatest Biblical-era epic ever.

Charlton Heston brings a muscular physical and moral presence to the role of Judah Ben-Hur, a Jewish nobleman in Palestine whose heroic odyssey includes enslavement by the Romans, a bold escape from an embattled slave gallery, vengeance against his tormentors with Jesus Christ. Heston's charismatic performance brought him the Best Actor Oscar; the winner as 1959's Best Picture with the legendary William Wyler earning his third Best Director trophy, the film won a total 11 Academy Awards - a tally unequaled until 1977's Titanic set sail.

Special Features

• Commentary with T. Gene Hatcher and Charlton Heston Part 1
• Music Only Track Part 1
• 1959 Loew's Theater Teaser
• 1959 Theatrical Trailer
• 1961 General Release Trailer #1
• 1961 General Release Trailer #2
• 1969 70mm Re-Issue Trailer
• Commentary with T. Gene Hatcher and Charlton Heston Part 2
• Music Only Track Part 2