A Prince Of Judea Leads His Nation Against The Wrath Of The Conquering Romans. His Self-imposed Destiny Brings Tragedy To Himself And His People, As He Learns To Fight, To Love, To Hate And, Finally, To Forgive. Metro-goldwyn-mayer; Screen Play By Karl Tunberg; Produced By Sam Zimbalist; Directed By William Wyler. Based On The Novel By Lew Wallace. Originally Produced As Motion Picture In 1959. Special Features: Feature-length Audio Commentary By Charlton Heston; Behind The Scenes Documentary, Ben-hur: The Making Of An Epic; Screen Tests; Photo Gallery; Cast/director Career Highlights; Theatrical Trailers; Scene Access. Director Of Photography, Robert L. Surtees; Music, Miklos Rozsa; Editors, Ralph E. Winters, John D. Dunning. Cast: Charlton Heston, Jack Hawkins, Haya Harareet, Stephen Boyd, Hugh Griffith, Martha Scott, Cathy O'donnell, Sam Jaffe. Dvd, Dolby Surround 5.1 And Dolby Surround Stereo, Widescreen Version Enhanced For Widescreen Tvs. In English With Optional French Soundtrack And Optional Subtitles In English, French, Spanish Or Portuguese; Closed-captioned In English For The Hearing Impaired. Winner Of 11 Academy Awards In 1959 Including Best Picture, Best Actor And Best Director.