Ben-Hur (1959 film) aspect ratio. For this release, the film was completely restored frame by frame from an 8K scan of the original 65mm negative. The restoration cost $1 million, and was one of the highest resolution restorations ever made by Warner Bros. A new musical soundtrack-only option and six new featurettes (one of which was an hour long) were also included. Ben-Hur (1959 film) Ben-Hur is a 1959 American epic religious drama film, directed by William Wyler, produced by Sam Zimbalist for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and starring Charlton Heston as the title character. A remake of , "Ben-Hur" was adapted from Lew Wallace's 1880
The Scavengers (1959 film) 9, 1937 - August 31, 1997) and RTHK broadcaster John Wallace who also appeared in "Ferry to Hong Kong". The film is credited as "introducing" Vic Diaz though he had previously appeared in several Philippine films. The Scavengers (1959 film) The Scavengers is a 1959 Filipino crime film that was directed by John Cromwell, and starred Vince Edwards and Carol Ohmart. Shot on location in the Crown Colony of Hong Kong, it was produced by former US Navy fighter pilot Kane W. Lynn and Filipino director Eddie Romero (who also wrote the screenplay). It was released in December, 1959 as