Four-Disc Collector’s Edition DVD with Bible Study Guide

   BURBANK, CA - Ben-Hur, winner of 11 Academy Awards®, will debut as a Four-Disc Collector’s Edition DVD with Bible Study Guide on September 13 from Warner Home Video. Reverend Dr. Robert H. Schuller and son Reverend Dr. Robert A. Schuller, Co-Chairmen of Crystal Cathedral Ministries, have authored this guide as part of what truly is a unique collection.

   Additionally, William Wyler’s epic masterpiece has been newly re-mastered from the original 65mm film elements. The DVD now boasts more than 10 hours of bonus features including an all-new documentary on the film’s influence with leading filmmakers including Ridley Scott (Kingdom of Heaven, Gladiator) and George Lucas (Star Wars films), a making-of documentary hosted by Christopher Plummer, scene specific commentary by Charlton Heston, rare screen tests, a reproduction of the original theatrical souvenir program, plus the 1925 silent version of the film with musical score by Carl Davis. The Four-Disc Collector’s Edition DVD with Bible Study Guide will sell for $39.92. Look for the specially-marked edition available in Christian retail stores and wherever DVDs are sold.

   About Ben-Hur...

   With 100,000 costumes, 8,000 extras, 300 sets and a budget that, at the time, was the most expensive in MGM’s history, Ben-Hur is widely considered to be one of the most accomplished Biblical-era epics ever made. Based on Lew Wallace’s best-selling novel and adapted by Karl Tunberg and a number of uncredited writers including Gore Vidal and Maxwell Anderson, Ben-Hur stars Charlton Heston, Stephen Boyd, Jack Hawkins, Haya Harareet, Hugh Griffith, Martha Scott, Cathy O’Donnell and Sam Jaffe.

   Heston brings a solid physical and moral presence to the title role of Judah Ben-Hur, and his charismatic performance earned him one of the film’s 11 Academy Awards (a feat equaled only by Titanic and The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King). In addition to the Best Actor award, Ben-Hur also captured Oscars® for Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Supporting Actor (Griffith).