Ben Hur : Two Discs (DVD)

Experience the visual splendor, thundering action and towering drama of this record-setting winner of 11 Academy Awards(R)* including Best Picture. Charlton Heston brings a muscular physical and moral presence to his Best Actor Oscar(R)-winning role of Judah Ben-Hur, a Jewish nobleman in Palestine whose heroic odyssey includes enslavement by the Romans, vengeance against his tormentors during a furious arena chariot race and fateful encounters with Jesus Christ. Best Director Oscar(R) winner William Wyler masterfully grips the reins of an enduring and spellbinding spectacular.
This epic remake of the 1926 film features Heston as the title character, a wealthy Jew whose former childhood friend, a Roman, causes him to lose everything. He eventually gets his revenge in the film’s spectacular chariot race.