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   [NEWS] New 4K disc releases: "Ben-Hur" (   
   08 Jan 26 19:07:20   
   
   From: YourName@YourISP.com   
      
       2 of WB's Oscar-Winning Movies Getting 4K Releases for 1st Time   
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       Warner Bros. Discovery Home Entertainment has announced the 4K   
       release dates for two of its most iconic movies which have both   
       won multiple Academy Awards. For the first time, 1959's   
       religious epic Ben-Hur and 1976's biographical political   
       thriller All the President's Men will finally be available on   
       4K.   
      
       When is the 4K release date for Warner Bros.' Ben-Hur and All   
       the President's Men movies?   
       Ben-Hur and All the President's Men will both be available to   
       purchase digitally in 4K Ultra HD and on 4K UHD Blu-ray disc   
       starting on February 17, 2026. Both releases will include new   
       special features.   
      
      
       Ben-Hur was directed by William Wyler, with Sam Zimbalist   
       producing the movie. It was a remake of the 1925 silent film,   
       based on Lew Wallace's 1880 novel Ben-Hur: A Tale of Christ.   
       The movie starred Charlton Heston, Jack Hawkins, Haya Harareet,   
       Stephen Boyd, Hugh Griffith, Martha Scott, Cathy O'Donnell, and   
       Sam Jaffe, with Heston winning the Oscar for Best Actor in a   
       Leading Role. It currently holds a Certified Fresh rating of   
       87% on Rotten Tomatoes.   
      
       "A member of the Jewish nobility living in Jerusalem, Judah   
       Ben-Hur lives a religious life and peacefully opposes the   
       tyrannical occupation of Judea by Rome," reads the official   
       synopsis. "When a boyhood friend, Messala, 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. "   
      
       Listed below are the special features included in Ben-Hur's 4K   
       release:   
          - Ben-Hur: Anatomy of an Epic (NEW)   
          - The Cinematography of Scale (NEW)   
          - 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   
          - Commentary by Film Historian T. Gene Hatcher with   
            Charlton Heston (2 Parts)   
          - Music Only Track Showcasing Mikos Rozsa's Award-Winning Score   
   (2 Parts)   
      
      
       All the President's Men was directed by Alan J. Pakula from a   
       screenplay written by William Goldman, based on the 1974 non-fiction   
       book by Carl Bernstein and Bob Woodward. The movie was led by an   
       award-winning cast consisting of Robert Redford, Dustin Hoffman,   
       Jack Warden, Martin Balsam, Hal Holbrook, and Jason Robards. It won   
       four Academy Awards, including Best Supporting Actor for Robards.   
      
       "The film follows Washington Post reporters Carl Bernstein and Bob   
       Woodward, whose investigation of a seemingly minor hotel room   
       break-in uncovers the greatest political scandal in United States   
       history and leads to the downfall of President Richard Nixon," reads   
       the synopsis.   
      
       Listed below are the special features included in All the   
       President's Men's 4K release:   
          - All the President's Men: The Film and its Influence (NEW)   
          - Woodward and Bernstein: A Journalism Masterclass (NEW)   
          - Woodward and Bernstein: Lighting the Fire   
          - Telling the Truth About Lies   
          - Out of the Shadows: The Man who was Deep Throat   
          - Jason Robards on "Dinah!"   
      
      
      
      
      
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