Ben-Hur (1959)

Directed by William Wyler and starring Charlton Heston, Jack Hawkins, Haya Harareet, Stephen Boyd, Hugh Griffith, Martha Scott, Cathy O'Donnell, Sam Jaffee, Finlay Currie and Frank Thring.

4-disc Collectors Edition DVD bought in 2005

3-disc 50th Anniversary Limited Edition Blu-ray bought in 2013

222m 26s

 DVD

Both DVD and Blu-ray sets contain the bonus movie - Ben-Hur (1925) directed by Fred Niblo and starring Ramon Novarro and Francis X Bushman. 143mins

Audio commentary by actor Charlton Heston and film historian T. Gene Hatcher
Isolated music score by Miklos Rozsa
Charlton Heston & Ben-Hur: A Personal Journey (78mins)
Ben-Hur: The Epic That Changed Cinema (58mins)
Ben-Hur: The Making of an Epic" documentary (59mins)
Ben-Hur: A Journey Through Pictures
Screen Tests (29mins)
Vintage Newsreels (10mins)
Highlights from the 1960 Academy Awards Ceremony
Theatrical Trailers