Disc 1 & 2: The Movie
• Newly remastered and restored from original 65mm film elements
• Dolby Digital 5.1 Audio
• Commentary by film historian T. Gene Hatcher with scene specific comments from Charlton Heston
• Music-only track showcasing Miklos Rozsa's score
Disc 3: Special Features
• Charlton Heston: A Personal Journey (78 min) [HD]
• Ben-Hur: 1925 silent version, from the Thames Television restoration with stereophonic orchestral score by composer Carl Davis (143 min)
• 2005 Documentary: Ben-Hur: The Epic That Changed Cinema--Current filmmakers such as Ridley Scott reflect on the importance and influence of the film on modern epics (58 min)
• 1994 Documentary: Ben-Hur: The Making of an Epic, hosted by Christopher Plummer (58 min)
• Ben-Hur: A Journey Through Pictures--Audiovisual recreation of the film via stills, storyboards, sketches, music and dialogue
• Screen tests (30 min)
• Vintage newsreels gallery
• Highlights from the 1960 Academy Awards ® ceremony
• Theatrical trailer gallery
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