The impressive epoeia epoeia epico-biblica of 1959 Ben Hur directed by legendary William Wyle arrives with Arvitalia, digitally restored for the first time in 4K Ultra HD (+ Blu-Ray) and in a special Ultimate Collector’s Edition containing the version Steelbook 4K Ultra HD (+ Blu-Ray) of the film and many special gadgets, such as posters and postcards. For all fans, moreover, both versions are complete with special content that range from comments to the movie of experts and actors to new features and much more.
Ben Hur: il film
The film follows the story of Judah Ben-Hur, interpreted by Charlton Heston, retracing his period of slavery under the Roman Empire, the courageous escape from a slave galea, revenge against his oppressors during a spectacular race of bighes in the circus and the fateful encounter with Jesus Christ.
100,000 costumes, 8,000 appearances, 300 sets made this film one of the greatest kolossal in film history, a timeless masterpiece of 11 Oscar Awards, including Best Actor for Heston, Best Film and Best Director for William Wyle. In the cast next to the protagonist, Jack Hawkins, Haya Harareet, Stephen Boyd, Hugh Griffith, Martha Scott, Cathy O’donnell and Sam Jaffe.
Ben Hur: l’edizione home video
Ben Hur’s normal 4K is a simple plastic amaray. The restoration is impressive with a Carthonian work on the audio/video section.
Many digital special content for fans: On the 4K disk: Comment to the film of the film historian T. Gene Hatcher with Charlton Heston, Traccia Musicale. On the blue-ray disc: Anatomy of an Epic, The Cinematography of Scale, Documentary on Charlton Heston and on making-of, Provini.
For the EUA as many extra physical content: Steelbook from Collection contained in Rigida Custody, 64-page Libretto, 2 Poster Cinematografici, 2 Locandine, 2 Postcards with the Costumes of the Film and 1 Postcard with the Cinecittà Study Plan.
An unmissable cult in a must-have edition on the shelves of collectors.
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS:
4K Ultra HD languages: Dolby Digital: Italian 5.1, Spanish 5.1, French 5.1, German 5.1. Dolby Atmos-TrueHD: English.
4K Ultra HD subtitles: Spanish, French, Italian SDH, English SDH, German SDH.
Screen format: 2.4:1
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