| Description | BEN-HUR (1959) 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?-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? winner William Wyler masterfully grips the reins of an enduring and spellbinding spectacular. |