Ben-Hur 4K Blu-ray
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Posted December 30, 2025 06:38 AM by Webmaster
Warner Bros. UK has announced that it will release on 4K Blu-ray William Wyler's Ben-Hur (1959), starring Charlton Heston, Jack Hawkins, Haya Harareet, Stephen Boyd, and Hugh Griffith. The release is scheduled to arrive on the market on February 16.
In addition to the standard 4K Blu-ray release, the studio will issue a Limited Edition 4K Blu-ray SteelBook and Collector's Edition with SteelBook, which will be available for purchase on the same date.
Description: A remake of the 1925 silent film and adapted from Lew Wallace's 1880 novel "Ben-Hur: A Tale of Christ," the film is directed by William Wyler and produced by Sam Zimbalist and won a record 11 Academy Awards including Best Picture (Zimbalist), Best Director (Wyler), and Best Actor in a Leading Role (Heston). The film's cast includes Charlton Heston, Jack Hawkins, Haya Harareet, Stephen Boyd, Hugh Griffith, Martha Scott, Cathy O'Donnell, and Sam Jaffe.
In 2004, the film was deemed "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant" by the United States Library of Congress, and selected for preservation in the National Film Registry.
The winner of 11 Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best Director and Best Actor, Ben-Hur stands as one of the greatest Hollywood epics ever filmed. A member of the Jewish nobility living in Jerusalem, Judah Ben-Hur (Charlton Heston) lives a religious life and peacefully opposes the tyrannical occupation of Judea by Rome. When a boyhood friend, Messala (Stephen Boyd), returns to the region as a Roman official, he and Judah become estranged due to Messala's fanatical loyalty to Rome and ruthless indifference to the fate of Judea. Casting friendship aside, Messala fabricates a charge of treason against Ben-Hur, his sister and mother, all of whom are arrested by Roman soldiers.
Special Features and Technical Specs:
In addition to the standard 4K Blu-ray release, the studio will issue a Limited Edition 4K Blu-ray SteelBook and Collector's Edition with SteelBook, which will be available for purchase on the same date.
Description: A remake of the 1925 silent film and adapted from Lew Wallace's 1880 novel "Ben-Hur: A Tale of Christ," the film is directed by William Wyler and produced by Sam Zimbalist and won a record 11 Academy Awards including Best Picture (Zimbalist), Best Director (Wyler), and Best Actor in a Leading Role (Heston). The film's cast includes Charlton Heston, Jack Hawkins, Haya Harareet, Stephen Boyd, Hugh Griffith, Martha Scott, Cathy O'Donnell, and Sam Jaffe.
In 2004, the film was deemed "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant" by the United States Library of Congress, and selected for preservation in the National Film Registry.
The winner of 11 Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best Director and Best Actor, Ben-Hur stands as one of the greatest Hollywood epics ever filmed. A member of the Jewish nobility living in Jerusalem, Judah Ben-Hur (Charlton Heston) lives a religious life and peacefully opposes the tyrannical occupation of Judea by Rome. When a boyhood friend, Messala (Stephen Boyd), returns to the region as a Roman official, he and Judah become estranged due to Messala's fanatical loyalty to Rome and ruthless indifference to the fate of Judea. Casting friendship aside, Messala fabricates a charge of treason against Ben-Hur, his sister and mother, all of whom are arrested by Roman soldiers.
Special Features and Technical Specs:
- NEW RESTORATION OF THE FILM
- DOLBY VISION/HDR PRESENTATION OF THE FILM
- DOLBY ATMOS AUDIO TRACK
- NEW Ben-Hur: Anatomy of an Epic
- NEW The Cinematography of Scale
- Charlton Heston & Ben-Hur: A Personal Journey
- Ben-Hur: The Making of an Epic
- Ben-Hur: A Journey Through Pictures
- Screen Tests: George Baker and William Russell
- Screen Tests: Leslie Nielsen and Cesare Danova
- Screen Tests: Leslie Nielsen and Yale Wexler
- Screen Tests: Haya Harareet and Make-Up Test
- Audio Commentary by Film Historian T. Gene Hatcher with Charlton Heston (2 Parts)
- Music Only Track Showcasing Mikos Rózsa's Award-Winning Score (2 Parts)
- English SDH, Spanish, and French subtitles for the main feature
