Ben Hur: the 50th Anniversary DVD is a bargain at twice its $65 price. Not only does the disc contain the movie, but it also includes a doc complete with home movies (shot by Charlton Heston‘s wife Lydia Heston), and personal reflections from the star himself. Plus, the special edition is limited and numbered.
The extras on the DVD were a labor of love for Fraser Heston. The son of Charlton Heston, and a director in his own right, Fraser Heston brought his mom’s film footage to the attention of Warner Bros. Naturally, the studio was eager to add it to the 50th anniversary edition of the flick and Heston was asked to complete the doc for the DVD.
And in the video below, Heston explains what that journey was like, as well as his personal memories of being on the set of Ben Hur at the age of 4 years old.