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The Silver Chalice is a 1954 American drama and adventure film directed by Victor Saville, who also served as producer. The screenplay was written by Lesser Samuels, based on a work by Thomas B. Costain. The cast includes Virginia Mayo, Pier Angeli, Jack Palance, and Paul Newman. Franz Waxman composed the music, while William V. Skall handled cinematography and George White edited the film. Rolf Gérard was the production designer.
The movie was distributed by Warner Bros. Entertainment and produced by Victor Saville Productions and Warner Bros. Pictures. It has a runtime of 142 minutes and was filmed in California. The narrative is set in the 1st century, with locations in Rome and Jerusalem. The original language is English.
Financial details indicate a budget of 4,500,000 and revenue of 3,200,000. Critical reception includes a review score of 4/10 and 13%, with an IMDb rating of 4.6 and a TMDb vote average of 4.5. The film is available via video on demand. Keywords associated with the work include tricks, Greek, disciples, and messiah.
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4.5A Greek artisan is commissioned to cast the cup of Christ in silver and sculpt around its rim the faces of the disciples and Jesus himself. He travels to Jerusalem and eventually to Rome to complete the task. Meanwhile, a nefarious interloper is trying to convince the crowds that he is the new Messiah by using nothing more than cheap parlor tricks.
Cast
- Virginia Mayo as Helena
- Pier Angeli as Deborra
- Jack Palance as Simon The Magician
- Paul Newman as Basil
- Walter Hampden as Joseph of Arimathea
- Joseph Wiseman as Mijamin
Themes
- tricks
- greek
- disciples
- messiah
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- adventure film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Director
- Victor Saville
- Screenwriter
- Lesser Samuels
- Cast member
- Donald Randolph
- Composer
- Franz Waxman
- Producer
- Victor Saville
- Cinematographer
- William V. Skall
- Narrative location
- Jerusalem
- Filming location
- California
- Duration
- 142
- FilmAffinity ID
- 371852
- Distribution format
- video on demand
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- publication date
- 1954-01-01
- title
- The Silver Chalice
- production designer
- Rolf Gérard
- after a work by
- Thomas B. Costain
- distributed by
- Warner Bros. Entertainment
- set in period
- 1st century
- review score
- 13%
- film editor
- George White
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