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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.
Released: 1954-12-20142 minDir: Victor SavilleDrama, Romance, HistoryBudget: $4.5MBox office: $3.2M
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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