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Ben-Hur / Loew's, Inc. ; director, William Wyler ; producer, Sam Zimbalist ; screenplay, Karl Tunberg.

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Publication details: United States : Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1959 ; United States : MGM/UA Home Video, c2005Description: 4 videodiscs of 2 (optical) (ca. 211 min.) : sd., col. ; 12 in. BOOK; 32 film reels of 32 on 16 (ca. 211 min., ca. 18,980 ft.) : sd., col. ; 35 mmSubject(s):

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PZ3.W95 2005

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Summary: In the seventh year of the reign of Augustus Caesar, Prince Judah Ben-Hur is born into a wealthy Jewish family about the same time as Jesus Christ. He is reunited with his boyhood friend, Messala, who is commander of the Roman garrison in Jerusalem. When Ben-Hur refuses to inform against other Jewish patriots, Messala imprisons his mother, Miriam, and sister, Tirzah, in a dungeon. Sentenced as a galley slave and driven into the desert, Ben-Hur meets the Christ, who gives him water and refreshes his spirit; when he saves the life of Arrius, the Roman ship commander, he is adopted by Arrius and becomes popular and wealthy as a charioteer. During a chariot race against Messala, in Rome, Ben-Hur gets revenge against Messala by defeating him. In Jerusalem, where Jesus is crucified, Ben-Hur is recognized by his leprous mother and sister and learns of Jesus' mission to save mankind. With the help of Esther, Ben-Hur's mother and sister are cured and the entire family is reunited.

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Notes	Date due	Barcode	Item holds
DVD	Strathmore University (Main Library) Open Shelf	DVD	PZ3.W95 2005	Available	4 DVD's in one case.		57185

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Has : The Story Of The making Of Ben-Hur booklet and An Epic Bible Study booklet written by Rev. Dr Robert Schuller

Part of summary from Monthly film bulletin, 2/1960, p. 18-19.

4 videodiscs in one jacket.

Based on the novel by General Lew Wallace.

Though uncredited, Christopher Fry is known to have been responsible for a major rewrite job during actual shooting; and further contributions were made by Gore Vidal and S. N. Behrman.

Sources used: Internet Movie Database WWW site, 5/3/2001; M/B/RS preliminary catalog card; videodisc jacket.

In the seventh year of the reign of Augustus Caesar, Prince Judah Ben-Hur is born into a wealthy Jewish family about the same time as Jesus Christ. He is reunited with his boyhood friend, Messala, who is commander of the Roman garrison in Jerusalem. When Ben-Hur refuses to inform against other Jewish patriots, Messala imprisons his mother, Miriam, and sister, Tirzah, in a dungeon. Sentenced as a galley slave and driven into the desert, Ben-Hur meets the Christ, who gives him water and refreshes his spirit; when he saves the life of Arrius, the Roman ship commander, he is adopted by Arrius and becomes popular and wealthy as a charioteer. During a chariot race against Messala, in Rome, Ben-Hur gets revenge against Messala by defeating him. In Jerusalem, where Jesus is crucified, Ben-Hur is recognized by his leprous mother and sister and learns of Jesus' mission to save mankind. With the help of Esther, Ben-Hur's mother and sister are cured and the entire family is reunited.

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